On one hand, he was greatly admired for his skillful administration of the empire and his selflessness in putting himself in great danger in deposing an unfit emperor.
Ibrahim's behaviour sparked talks of deposing the sultan.
Alarmed at the turn events were taking, these two convinced the king to take the unprecedented step of deposing the ephors by force and to appoint others in their stead.
He is remembered for his role in deposing one young emperor and replacing him with another.
Mototsune reluctantly realized that someone needed to devise a strategy for deposing the emperor.
Eberhard was excommunicated in 1245 after refusing to publish a decree deposing the emperor and died suddenly the next year.
The number of professors and assistants fell as the government produced legal grounds for deposing those who were critical of the new regime.
These persons, although not elected by the people, have wielded great power and have even gone to the extent of deposing monarchs and, at times, condoning regicide.
