This questionable situation in international relations became one reason that the traditions of Okinawan music of Chinese origin and in particular 'Uzagaku (lit. seated music)' ceased to be passed down in the Meiji period.
このような微妙な国際関係も一因となって、沖縄における中国系音楽の伝統、特に「御座楽」は、明治時代に伝承が絶えた。