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During the golden age of the first Sho dynasty, Okinawa was a central trading hub in the early 1400s with established trade links to China, Japan, Korea, Indo-China, Philippines, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, and Thailand. Trade commodities included rare wood, spices, sugar, animalbvproducts, and tin. Exchanged goods brought medicinal herbs, textiles, and fine ceramics from the nearest countries of China, Japan, and Korea.
By 1470, the collapse of the first Sho dynasty led to turbulence and rebellious war lords. A second Sho dynasty began starting with Sho En who ruled for seven years, folowed by Sho Seni, and then Sho Shin, who reigned for 50 years over Okinawa. Sho Shin implemented the first ban on weapons starting with a ban of carrying swords that lead to confiscating all weapons and placing them under control of the castle. Sho Shin then ordered all lords to come live near the castle in Shuri. Despite political turmoil, the economic golden age of Okinawa continued until 1609 with the invasion of Japan.