Tokugawa Iesada
Ii was also criticized for reinforcing the authority of the Tokugawa shogunate against regional "daimyōs" through the Ansei Purge. Naosuke also made strong enemies in the dispute for the succession of Shōgun Tokugawa Iesada, and because he forced retirement on his opponents, specifically the retainers of Mito, Hizen, Owari, Tosa, Satsuma and Uwajima.