In the case of the Mori clan, despite its having taken a neutral position in the Battle of Sekigahara, its territory was reduced and hard feelings against the Tokugawa family accumulated within the Choshu clan.
毛利氏の場合、中立の立場をとったにも関わらず減封という結果になり、長州藩内には徳川家への怨恨が蓄積するようになった。