Yoshinori IKEDA, the lord of the Tottori domain, was the fifth son of Nariaki TOKUGAWA who was a leader of Sonno Joi party so the opinion of the domain people mostly leaned toward Sonno Joi party.
鳥取藩主池田慶徳は、尊攘派の巨魁であった徳川斉昭（水戸藩主）の五男であり、藩論も概ね尊攘派に傾いていた。