Since the power of the imperial court was restored by the Meiji Restoration, pro-Imperial shrines were built in various places (for example, Minatogawa-jinja Shrine was also built at around this time), and Imperial mausoleums were authorized in various places.
明治維新で朝廷権力が復活したために、各地で勤皇の神社が建立され（湊川神社もこの頃）、天皇陵が各地で定められた。