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He therefore turned eastward, and entering Etchu,directed the operations, in progress there under the command of MaedaToshiiye against Sasa Narimasa. The annals go so far as to allege that deaths from cold andstarvation occurred among the courtiers. The gist of the replies may be summarized asfollows:-The ultimate purpose of foreigners in visiting Japan is toreconnoitre the country. Attracted by rumours of her beautyafter his arrival in Kyoto, he compelled her to enter his household,and when news came that t

But the latter, insteadof adopting this disloyal counsel, despatched a large army underHatakeyama Kunikiyo to attack the Southern Court. In the days ofYoshimitsu, they were taxed at each of the four seasons; inYoshinori's time the same imposts were levied once a mont er the name ofEiraku-tsuho, Eiraku being the Japanese sound of the Chineseyear-period, Yunglo (1403-1422). of Hizen MatsuuraThe Taira family became famous from the time of Sadamori, who quelledthe insurrection of Masakado.