On February 25th, 1887, he was deprived of his official rank, as in 'Anzaisho Tatsu, dai 4 go (message of provisional palace for Gyoko, Emperor's outing, No. 4)' and after his death, he was treated as the commander of the rebel army, and he was conferred the Shosanmi rank by the issuance of the Constitution of the Empire of Japan, which pardoned him with amnesty due to the efforts of Kiyotaka KURODA and others, and the support of the Emperor Meiji himself.
明治10年（1877年）2月25日に「行在所達第四号」で官位を褫奪（ちだつ）され、死後、賊軍の将として遇されたが、黒田清隆らの努力や明治天皇直々の働きがあって明治22年（1889年）2月11日、大日本帝国憲法発布に伴う大赦で赦され、正三位を追贈された。