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.
Allowances were made for individuals from Kumemura to relocate to the capital, thereby gaining equal status with those from Shuri. Nevertheless, this concession ultimately led to a decline in Kumemura's prestige and power as its distinctive role in the country's administration, education, and culture was gradually supplanted by Shuri.