The bakufu decided to let 46 Ako Roshi withdraw from Sengaku-ji Temple to the residence of Hokinokami SENGOKU for a short period of time and then sent them to the families of 4 feudal lords, Tsunatoshi HOSOKAWA, Sadanao MATSUDAIRA, Tsunamoto MORI and Tadayuki MIZUNO.
幕府は46人の赤穂浪士をいったん泉岳寺から仙石伯耆守の屋敷に引き揚げさせて、それから細川綱利、松平定直、毛利綱元、水野忠之の4大名家に預けさせた。