In the following year after an abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (which is known as Haihan-chiken in Japanese), although Ryukyu had basically maintained her identity (independence) by sending missions to Japan and Qing (China), yet in 1872 Japan forced SHO Tai to be resigned to establishing a vassal relationship with Japan, and SHO Tai was thereby appointed King of the Ryukyu Han (feudal clan) and given a residence in Tokyo with the new title Han-O (king of the clan).
他府県の廃藩置県も済んだ翌年、元来琉球は日本と清（中国）に使を送り独自性を保っていたが、同治11年（1872年）に日本は強引に尚泰を琉球藩藩王に冊封し、東京に藩邸を与えられた。