The Meiji oligarchy that formed the government under the rule of the Emperor first introduced measures to consolidate their power against the remnants of the Edo period government, the shogunate, daimyōs, and the samurai class.
Oligarchia Meidži, ktorá sformovala vládny kabinet pod vládou Cisára ako prvé predstavila opatrenia na konsolidáciu svojej moci proti zvyškom vlády z obdobia Edo, šógunátu, daimjóm a samurajskej triede.