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The following year, he was named ''Chinkoku daimyôjin'', or "Great Deity of the Pacified Land," by [[Shinto]] priests of the [[Yoshida Shinto]] family. A wooden image of his deified self was created, and Sadanobu made regular offerings and worship to the image for years afterward. He also developed his own personal religious or philosophical path, which he referred to as ''Shinbu'', combining Shinto and [[bunbu|the path of the warrior]].<ref name=rawski/>

The following year, he was named ''Chinkoku daimyôjin'', or "Great Deity of the Pacified Land," by [[Shinto]] priests of the [[Yoshida Shinto]] family. A wooden image of his deified self was created, and Sadanobu made regular offerings and worship to the image for years afterward. He also developed his own personal religious or philosophical path, which he referred to as ''Shinbu'', combining Shinto and [[bunbu|the path of the warrior]].<ref name=rawski/>

Sadanobu also conducted a personal tour of the [[Izu peninsula|Izu]] and [[Miura peninsula]]s, as part of efforts to coordinate the defense of the areas surrounding Edo. However, upon his return to the city in 1793/7, he was informed that he had been relieved of his duties and was forced to step down from the ''rôjû'' council. He was then promoted to an honorary but far less influential position in the ''Tamari no ma''. It was standard for top officials to periodically submit notice of their resignation to the shogun, so that the shogun's refusal of the request could be seen as re-affirming them in their position; at this time, Sadanobu's notice of resignation, normally just a formality, was actually accepted. Historian [[Mitani Hiroshi]] suggests possible reasons for his dismissal included his frequent unilateral action without consulting the young Shogun [[Tokugawa Ienari|Tokugawa Ienari's]] regents<ref>Inari's father [[Hitotsubashi Harusada]], along with the ''daimyô'' of [[Owari han]] [[Tokugawa Munechika]] and of [[Mito han]] [[Tokugawa Harumori]].</ref>, or the excessively ambitious scope of his plans for Edo's coastal defenses. Responsibility for foreign policy and coastal defenses was then given over to ''wakadoshiyori'' [[Hotta Masaatsu]] and ''kattegakari rôjû'' [[Toda Ujinori]].<ref>Mitani, 11-12.</ref>

Sadanobu also conducted a personal tour of the [[Izu peninsula|Izu]] and [[Miura peninsula]]s, as part of efforts to coordinate the defense of the areas surrounding Edo. However, upon his return to the city in 1793/7, he was informed that he had been relieved of his duties and was forced to step down from the ''rôjû'' council. He was then promoted to an honorary but far less influential position in the ''Tamari no ma''. It was standard for top officials to periodically submit notice of their resignation to the shogun, so that the shogun's refusal of the request could be seen as re-affirming them in their position; at this time, Sadanobu's notice of resignation, normally just a formality, was actually accepted. Historian [[Mitani Hiroshi]] suggests possible reasons for his dismissal included his frequent unilateral action without consulting the young Shogun [[Tokugawa Ienari|Tokugawa Ienari's]] regents<ref>Ienari's father [[Hitotsubashi Harusada]], along with the ''daimyô'' of [[Owari han]] [[Tokugawa Munechika]] and of [[Mito han]] [[Tokugawa Harumori]].</ref>, or the excessively ambitious scope of his plans for Edo's coastal defenses. Responsibility for foreign policy and coastal defenses was then given over to ''wakadoshiyori'' [[Hotta Masaatsu]] and ''kattegakari rôjû'' [[Toda Ujinori]].<ref>Mitani, 11-12.</ref>

Following his death in [[1829]], Sadanobu was buried at Reigan-ji, a temple near the Shirakawa ''han'' [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]].

Following his death in [[1829]], Sadanobu was buried at Reigan-ji, a temple near the Shirakawa ''han'' [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]].