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As Marquis, Shô Ten held a hereditary seat in the [[House of Peers]] in the [[Diet of Japan|National Diet]]. He was joined in representing Okinawa by a Japanese resident appointed to represent the prefecture's wealthiest taxpayers for the first time in 1918<ref name=Kerr381>Kerr. p381.</ref>.

As Marquis, Shô Ten held a hereditary seat in the [[House of Peers]] in the [[Diet of Japan|National Diet]]. He was joined in representing Okinawa by a Japanese resident appointed to represent the prefecture's wealthiest taxpayers for the first time in 1918<ref name=Kerr381>Kerr. p381.</ref>.

The Marquis continued to reside in Tokyo for the rest of his life. He returned to Okinawa only three times;<ref name=hokama439/> during the third of those visits, on September 20, 1920, he died in his mansion in Shuri and was entombed six days later in [[Tamaudun]], the royal mausoleum near [[Shuri Castle]], in accordance with traditional Ryukyuan royal funerary rites. He would be the last member of the Shô family to be honored in such a manner<ref>Kerr. p453. His funeral was not the last ceremony performed in the style of the former royal court, however. A ''[[senkotsu]]'' ceremony was performed in 1934, ceremonially washing his remains. Gallery labels, Tamaudun.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15282523017/]</ref>.

The Marquis continued to reside in Tokyo for the rest of his life. He returned to Okinawa only three times;<ref name=hokama439/> during the third of those visits, on September 20, 1920, he died of tuberculosis<ref>Gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54261808761/in/dateposted/]</ref> at his mansion in Shuri and was entombed six days later in [[Tamaudun]], the royal mausoleum near [[Shuri Castle]], in accordance with traditional Ryukyuan royal funerary rites. He would be the last member of the Shô family to be honored in such a manner<ref>Kerr. p453. His funeral was not the last ceremony performed in the style of the former royal court, however. A ''[[senkotsu]]'' ceremony was performed in 1934, ceremonially washing his remains. Gallery labels, Tamaudun.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15282523017/]</ref>.

Shô Ten's eldest son [[Sho Sho|Shô Shô]] ([[1888]]-1923) succeeded him as ''kôshaku'' and as a member of the House of Peers. His second son was named [[Sho Kei (b. 1889)|Shô Kei]].<ref>Gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History.</ref> Shô Shô's eldest son in turn, [[Sho Hiroshi|Shô Hiroshi]] (1918-1997), played a prominent role in keeping and sharing the treasures of the Shô family; a large collection of historical documents held today by the [[University of Tokyo]] [[Shiryohensanjo|Shiryôhensanjo]] related to the Shô family and Ryukyuan court are labeled as being from Shô Hiroshi's collection.

Shô Ten's eldest son [[Sho Sho|Shô Shô]] ([[1888]]-1923) succeeded him as ''kôshaku'' and as a member of the House of Peers. His second son was named [[Sho Kei (b. 1889)|Shô Kei]].<ref>Gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History.</ref> Shô Shô's eldest son in turn, [[Sho Hiroshi|Shô Hiroshi]] (1918-1997), played a prominent role in keeping and sharing the treasures of the Shô family; a large collection of historical documents held today by the [[University of Tokyo]] [[Shiryohensanjo|Shiryôhensanjo]] related to the Shô family and Ryukyuan court are labeled as being from Shô Hiroshi's collection.