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]]. |