Iwakura Tomomi
Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto, the "Kuge" (公家), regained some of its lost status. Several members of the "kuge", such as Iwakura Tomomi and Nakayama Tadayasu, played a crucial role in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the early Meiji government nominated "kuge" to head all seven of the newly established administrative departments.