Due to the fact that Joganin was an adopted child of Tunayoshi TOKUGAWA and Yoshimune TOKUGAWA, Bakufu (Japanese feudal government) was unable to overrule his claim and allowed the marriage to take place as planned.
浄岸院は徳川綱吉・徳川吉宗養女であったため幕府側もこの主張を無視できず、このためこの婚儀は予定通り執り行われることとなった。