Together with the Decree for the Restoration of Imperial Rule, it is also called 'Coup of the Restoration of Imperial Rule' because the meeting accepted the resignation of Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA, whose power had already been transferred back to the Emperor, as a government official (Minister of the Center) as well as reduced-stipend of Tokugawa Family, thus the resolution of the conference was made in accordance with the plot to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate.
すでに大政奉還していた徳川慶喜の官職（内大臣）辞職および徳川家領の削封が決定され、倒幕運動の計画に沿った決議となったため、王政復古の大号令と合わせて「王政復古クーデター」と呼ばれることもある。