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However, the same year, Tadakuni was reassigned to Yamagata Domain (50,000 "koku") in Dewa Province. After the pardon of his father in 1851, Tadakuni’s fortunes improved. Within the shogunal administration, he received the post of "Jisha-bugyō" (Commissioner of Shrine and Temples) and "wakadoshiyori" (Junior Councilor). In 1862, he became a "Rōjū" in the service of "Shōgun" Tokugawa Iemochi.