ðɪs pɹˈæktɪs ʌv ɛkspˈænʃən kəntˈɪnjuːd, wɪððə ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌvðə kˈɑːmplɛks mˈuːvɪŋ fɹʌm wˈɛst tʊ ˈiːst, bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə nˈiːd tə hˈaʊz mˈoːɹ məmˈoːɹɪəl tˈæbləts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈeɪnz ʌv lˈeɪɾɚ kˈɪŋz ʌntˈɪl ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv nˈaɪntiːn mˈaɪəʃˌɪl.
This practice of expansion continued, with the growth of the complex moving from west to east, because of the need to house more memorial tablets during the reigns of later kings until there were a total of 19 myoshil.