| It was assigned by Imperial court though it was the position of bakufu reflecting the political situation of Sonno Joi (slogan advocating reverence for the Emperor and the expulsion of foreigners) at the end of Edo period. |
幕府の職でありながら朝廷が任命するという幕末の尊皇攘夷の政治情勢を反映したものであった。 |