 Rallying other "tozama" and even "fudai" to their cause in support of the Imperial Court, they fought against the shogunate, Aizu Domain, and the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War of 1868 to 1869.Many people from Satsuma and Chōshū dominated politics of the Empire of Japan in the ensuing decades, and well into the 20th century, as part of the Meiji oligarchy.The distinction between "tozama" and "fudai" became obsolete when the "daimyō" were morphed into the new "kazoku" aristocracy.