In response this aggressive posturing, Emperor Gomizunoo, upset by pressure from the bakufu surrounding the Shie Incident, abdicated the throne in favor of his second daughter, Imperial Princess Okiko (Emperor Meisho).
しかしこの強引な手法に、かねてから紫衣事件などで幕府の圧迫に不快を感じていた後水尾天皇は、二女の興子内親王（明正天皇）に譲位する事態となる。