At the end of the Edo period, the Honpan side were supporters of the bakufu, but the Inada side were royalists, so the more the Inada side acted to overthrow the bakufu, the more serious their confrontation with the Honpan side became.
幕末期、本藩側は佐幕派に対し稲田側では尊王派であり、稲田側の倒幕活動が活発化していくにつれ本藩側との対立をさらに深めていくようになった。