Under pressure, in January, 1870 (December, 1869 in the old lunar calendar), Rusukan (officer to guard while master's away) set up Daigakuko-dai, which was the combination of Kogakusho and Kangakusho, to complement the development of Tokyo Daigaku (The University of Tokyo) located in Tokyo, on his own authority.
これに押された留守官は12月に独断で東京に置かれた東京大学沿革を補完するとして皇学所と漢学所を合併した大学校代を設置した。