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Sanjô Sanetomi was a top-ranking official in both the [[Bakumatsu]] era [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and in the [[Meiji government]], who played a prominent role in connections with [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]] and the [[tobaku|toppling of the shogunate]]. In the [[Meiji period]], he served as ''[[Dajo daijin|Dajô daijin]]'' and as [[Naidaijin]].

Sanjô Sanetomi was a top-ranking official in both the [[Bakumatsu]] era [[Tokugawa shogunate]] and in the [[Meiji government]], who played a prominent role in connections with [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]] and the [[tobaku|toppling of the shogunate]]. In the [[Meiji period]], he served as ''[[Dajo daijin|Dajô daijin]]'' and as [[Naidaijin]].

The fourth son of ''zôdaijin'' [[Sanjo Sanetsumu|Sanjô Sanetsumu]], Sanetomi enjoyed his ''[[genpuku]]'' on [[1854]]/8/27<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, 645.</ref> and succeeded his father to become head of the [[Sanjo family|Sanjô family]] of [[kuge|court nobles]] later that same year. Along with his father, he became a prominent figure in the ''[[sonno|sonnô]] [[joi|jôi]]'' movement in the 1850s-60s.

The fourth son of ''zôdaijin'' [[Sanjo Sanetsumu|Sanjô Sanetsumu]], Sanetomi enjoyed his ''[[genpuku]]'' on [[1854]]/8/27<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, 645.</ref>. He later succeeded his father to become head of the [[Sanjo family|Sanjô family]] of [[kuge|court nobles]]. Along with his father, he became a prominent figure in the ''[[sonno|sonnô]] [[joi|jôi]]'' movement in the 1850s-60s.

In [[1863]], Sanetomi was one of seven court nobles expelled from Kyoto, in an event known as the [[Fall of Seven Nobles Incident]], after being discovered plotting against the shogunate's efforts to unite the shogunate with the [[Imperial family]] & Court. The seven made their way at that time to Chôshû, where they met up with fellow anti-shogunate rebels. Sanetomi later relocated to [[Dazaifu]] in [[1865]] for a time, returning to Kyoto after the [[Meiji Restoration]]. He then served as ''Dajô daijin'' from [[1871]] until the abolition of that post in [[1885]].

In [[1863]], Sanetomi was one of seven court nobles expelled from Kyoto, in an event known as the [[Fall of Seven Nobles Incident]], after being discovered plotting against the shogunate's efforts to unite the shogunate with the [[Imperial family]] & Court. The seven made their way at that time to Chôshû, where they met up with fellow anti-shogunate rebels. Sanetomi later relocated to [[Dazaifu]] in [[1865]] for a time, returning to Kyoto after the [[Meiji Restoration]]. He then served as ''Dajô daijin'' from [[1871]] until the abolition of that post in [[1885]].