The Transition of Power and a Proposed New Regime

This chapter explores the power struggle between radicals at court, Choshu, Satsuma, and the Tokugawa Shogunate, culminating in Tokugawa Yoshinobu's abdication and the end of the Tokugawa era. It also touches upon Yoshinobu's actions to preserve Tokugawa rule and his proposed new regime for governing Japan after the shogunate's downfall.