▁Alliance ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁Tok ug awa ▁through ▁the ▁med iation ▁of ▁Sak am oto ▁Ry ō ma ▁of ▁T osa ▁Domain . ▁ ▁Me iji ▁rest oration ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁S ats uma ▁and ▁Ch ō sh ū ▁seized ▁the ▁Ky oto ▁Imperial ▁Palace ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁Me iji ▁Rest oration . ▁The ▁tri um vir ate ▁of ▁ Ō k ub o , ▁Sa ig ō ▁and ▁K ido ▁formed ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁government . ▁App oint ed ▁as ▁Home ▁Lord ▁( 内 <0xE5> <0x8B> <0x99> <0xE5> <0x8D> <0xBF> ), ▁ Ō k ub o ▁had ▁a ▁huge ▁amount ▁of ▁power ▁through ▁his ▁control ▁of ▁all ▁local ▁government ▁appoint ments ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁force . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁had ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Tok ug awa ▁lands ▁( which ▁the ▁Me iji ▁government ▁had ▁seized ▁in ▁to to ). ▁He ▁then ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁appoint ▁all ▁new ▁leaders ▁for ▁this ▁land . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁he ▁appointed ▁as ▁govern ors ▁were ▁young ▁men ; ▁some ▁were ▁his ▁friends , ▁such ▁as ▁M ats uk ata ▁Mas ay oshi , ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁the ▁rare ▁Japanese ▁who ▁had ▁gained ▁some ▁education ▁in ▁Europe ▁or ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ Ō k ub o ▁used ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Ministry ▁to ▁promote ▁industrial ▁development ▁building ▁roads , ▁brid ges , ▁and ▁ports — all ▁things ▁that ▁the ▁Tok ug