On January 4 in 1868, Ninnajinomiya Yoshiakira Hosshinno (later, Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya Akihito) was accepted as seito taishogun and given the banner and a sword from the emperor by the new government, and took up a position at the Toji Temple, then proceeded to Osaka where he directed military affairs in the Keihan area.
明治元年(1868年)正月4日、新政府は仁和寺宮嘉彰法親王(後の小松宮彰仁親王)を征討大将軍に補して、錦旗・節刀を授けられ東寺に陣を敷き、次いで大阪に進み、京阪地域の軍事を指揮した。