 However, because of Yoshikuni's indecisiveness and the confederation's incohesiveness and obsolescence of its weapons and tactics, Sendai Domain was defeated by the combined armies of the new Meiji government, led by Kujō Michitaka.Yoshikuni retired to the domain’s residence in Tokyo together with his son Date Muneatsu, and voluntarily placed themselves in confinement.The same year, Yoshikuni's fourth son Date Munemoto succeeded as clan leader and was allowed to become "daimyō" of a much reduced Sendai Domain, with revenues of only 280,000 "koku".