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**[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], accepts the memorial from Tosa and resigns as Shogun, returning political power to the imperial court.
**[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], accepts the memorial from Tosa and resigns as Shogun, returning political power to the imperial court.
**Assassinated with fellow Tosa loyalist, [[Nakaoka Shintaro|Nakaoka Shintarô]] by pro-bakufu forces on December 10
**Assassinated with fellow Tosa loyalist, [[Nakaoka Shintaro|Nakaoka Shintarô]] by pro-bakufu forces on December 10
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+==Sakamoto's 8 Point Plan for Imperial Restoration and Governance==
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+Although Sakamoto brokered the military alliance between Choshu and Satsuma, he hoped that force would be a last resort. To help try to bring about the Imperial restoration by peaceful means, Sakamoto drafted an eight point plan that he shared with [[Gôto Shôjirô]] who then presented it in a memorial to [[Yamauchi Yôdô]], leader of [[Tosa]] han. Sakamoto’s plan was as follows:
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+1. Political power should be restored to the Imperial Court and all decrees should be issued by the Court.
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+2. Both upper and lower legislative houses should be created and government policies should be decided by this legislative body.
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+3. “Men of ability” from the former daimyô, nobles and general population should be appointed councilors. Traditional posts of power that existed under the baku-han system should be abolished.
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+4. Foreign affairs should be conducted in accordance with regulations agreed upon on the basis of general consensus.
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+5. Rules and regulations created during Japan’s feudal days should be abolished and a new, modern legal code should be created.
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+6. Naval forces should be enlarged.
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+7. An Imperial Guard should be established for the purpose of defending the capital.
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+8. The value of goods and silver should be aligned with the going rates in foreign countries.
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==References==
==References==
