At the same time, the existence of the samurai class lost its significance and led to the abolishment of the feudal system called Shinokosho (hereditary four-status order consisting of warrior-rulers, peasants, artisans, and merchants) and the history of the tenka-bito also came to an end as the samurai disappeared.
それと同時に、武士階級そのものも存在理由がなくなり、士農工商（四民）の封建的身分制度が撤廃され、武士の消滅とともに、天下人の歴史も終焉した。