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More than 300 years later, King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] requested to be buried at Urasoe and not in the Shô family royal mausoleum of [[Tamaudun]]. His reign had seen the [[invasion of Ryukyu]] by forces from Japan's [[Satsuma province]], and the subjugation of the kingdom to Satsuma's suzerainty, and thus it is believed that he felt he had dishonored his family and his kingdom, and was not worthy of being buried with his ancestors<ref>Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. pp165-166.</ref>.
More than 300 years later, King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] requested to be buried at Urasoe and not in the Shô family royal mausoleum of [[Tamaudun]]. His reign had seen the [[invasion of Ryukyu]] by forces from Japan's [[Satsuma province]], and the subjugation of the kingdom to Satsuma's suzerainty, and thus it is believed that he felt he had dishonored his family and his kingdom, and was not worthy of being buried with his ancestors<ref>Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2000. pp165-166.</ref>.
The site was severely damaged by shelling in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa; Japanese and/or American soldiers are believed to have taken shelter there during the battle, and some removed lids from the stone caskets.<ref>Yamazato Eikichi, ''Watashi no sengoshi'' vol 2, Okinawa Times (1980), 97.</ref> The [[Government of the Ryukyu Islands]] began restoration efforts in 1955, under the supervision of [[Yamazato Eikichi]] (head of the Cultural Properties Protection Committee) and architect [[Nakaza Hisao]].<ref>Yamazato, 101.</ref>
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