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Shogunate Reorganization

When
1684
Where
Tokugawa Shogunate
Part of
Assassination of Hotta Masatoshi

Tsunayoshi reorganized government offices to weaken the rōjū and empower the Soba-yōnin.

Following Masatoshi's death, Tsunayoshi took the opportunity to reorganize the shogunate's offices. This move weakened the rōjū council and granted additional powers to the Soba-yōnin chamberlains.

Sources

  1. Hotta Masatoshi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-11

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