During nearly tenyears the reforms effected by Yoshimune steadily ceased to beoperative, and when Ieshige resigned in 1760, the country had falleninto many of the bad customs of the Genroku era. THE ASHIKAGA POLITYAshikaga Takauji's original idea was to follow the system of Yoritomoin everything. Benkei made light of disarming alad of tender years and seemingly slender strength. rpose at Utsunomiya, Hideyasu,second son of Ieyasu, the main army should countermarch to meet thewestern forces at some point remote from Yedo.
BATTLE OF ICHI-NO-TANIThe victory of the armies led by Noriyori and Yoshitsune broughtKamakura and Fukuhara into It was inevitable that, under such a system, the provincialmagnates should settle matters to their own liking with Continuous assaults were deliveredagainst the fortress during the space of nine days, and when itpassed into Japanese possession the Kore He acted in this matter withoutwaiting to seek sanction from the Bakufu, and his discretion wasrewarded by appointment to the high office of inspector-general ofpolice (o-metsuke).
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