The court rank system was replaced by the official rank system, in which civil officials third grade and above and military officers fourth grade and above were called Chokuninkan, the officials and officers seventh grade and above were called Soninkan, and those eighth grade and below were called Hanninkan.
更に位階制を廃止して15階からなる官等制（文官は3等・武官は4等以上を勅任官、7等以上を奏任官、それ以下を判任官とする）を導入した。