noun
pro-shogunate faction; supporters of the shogun
Historical term referring to the political faction that supported the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period, in opposition to the imperial loyalists (勤王派).
幕末には佐幕派と倒幕派が激しく対立した。
During the Bakumatsu period, the pro-shogunate faction and the anti-shogunate faction were fiercely opposed.
Imperial loyalists; often synonymous with 倒幕派 but emphasizing loyalty to the emperor.
Compound of 佐 (sa, 'to assist'), 幕 (baku, 'shogunate'), and 派 (ha, 'faction').