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This came in the wake of the signing of the [[Harris Treaty]], a deeply unpopular move among many prominent figures in the realm. While the Purge helped Naosuke consolidate power in the hands of his supporters, it also contributed significantly to the anger of his opponents, leading eventually to his assassination in [[1860]] in the [[Sakuradamongai Incident]].

This came in the wake of the signing of the [[Harris Treaty]], a deeply unpopular move among many prominent figures in the realm. While the Purge helped Naosuke consolidate power in the hands of his supporters, it also contributed significantly to the anger of his opponents, leading eventually to his assassination in [[1860]] in the [[Sakuradamongai Incident]].

Figures who fell victim to the purge included [[Yamauchi Toyoshige]] (Yôdô), who was forced to abdicate his position as lord of [[Tosa han]]; and [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] of the [[Hitotsubashi Tokugawa clan]], who became confined to his home, among many others.

Figures who fell victim to the purge included [[Hotta Masayoshi]] and [[Matsudaira Tadataka]], who were forced to step down as ''[[roju|rôjû]]''; [[Yamauchi Toyoshige]] (Yôdô), who was forced to abdicate his position as lord of [[Tosa han]]; and [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], [[Tokugawa Yoshikatsu]], [[Tokugawa Nariaki]], and [[Matsudaira Shungaku]], who were confined to their homes, among many others.

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==References==

==References==

* Marco Tinello, "The termination of the Ryukyuan embassies to Edo : an investigation of the bakumatsu period through the lens of a tripartite power relationship and its world," PhD thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (2014), 271n430.

* Marco Tinello, "The termination of the Ryukyuan embassies to Edo : an investigation of the bakumatsu period through the lens of a tripartite power relationship and its world," PhD thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (2014), 271n430, 273.

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