Allowances were made for men of Kumemura to formally change their residence to the capital, and thus gaining the same opportunities offered those originally from Shuri, but while this benefited individual scholar-bureaucrats, on the whole it only served to accelerate the decline of Kumemura's prestige and power as its formerly uniquely important role in the country's government, education and culture came to be shared, or even taken over, by Shuri.
Permits were granted to men from Kumemura to officially relocate to the capital, thereby gaining equal access to opportunities enjoyed by those originally from Shuri. However, while this benefited individual scholar-bureaucrats, it ultimately accelerated the decline of Kumemura's prestige and power as its formerly exclusive role in the country's government, education, and culture was shared or surpassed by Shuri.