On January 3, 1868, the Decree for the Restoration of Imperial Rule proclaimed the direct rule by the Emperor whereby abolishing Sekkan (regents and advisors) (however, later on, members of the Imperial Family could be appointed as Sekkan as prescribed by the Imperial House Act and there is an instance that when he was the Crown Prince, Emperor Showa became Regent to Emperor Taisho).
12月9日の王政復古の大号令により、天皇親政が宣言され、摂関は廃止された（ただし摂政は後に皇室典範の定めにより皇族が臨時に任命されることになり、実際昭和天皇が皇太子時代に大正天皇の摂政となった事例がある）。