Then, the three posts to replace the bakufu, the seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians"), and the regents sessho and kanpaku were established: Sosai, which was held by Prince ARISUGAWA Taruhito; Gijo, which was held by ten members consisting of two members of the Imperial family, three court nobles, and the lords of the five domains Satsuma, Owari, Echizen, Hiroshima, and Tosa; and Sanyo, held by twenty members consisting of five court nobles, and three members from each of the above-mentioned five domains.
そこで、幕府・征夷大将軍・摂政・関白に代わるものとして、総裁三職の総裁（有栖川宮熾仁親王、議定（皇族2名・公卿3名・薩摩藩・尾張藩・越前藩・広島藩・土佐藩の各藩主の計10名）、参与（公卿5名、議定5藩より各3名の計20名）の三職が任命された。