The old Imperial Court system including the bakuhu was virtually abolished by the Meiji Restoration (the Decree for the Restoration of Imperial Rule), and the Meiji Government was established as a newly born political system.
明治維新によって、幕府も含めて旧来の朝廷機構は事実上廃止されて（王政復古の大号令）、新しく生まれ変わった行政組織である明治政府が成立した。