ldings of; Ashikaga Yoshinori plots against--Mitsusuke (1381-1441), rebels against Yoshimochl; defeated--Norimura (1277-1350) THE FIRST MONGOL INVASIONThe rule of the Hojo synchronized with two events of prime importancethe invasion of Japan by a Mongolian army, first in 1274, andsubsequently in 1281. Another record, however, represents Ieyasu as following the exampleof the Taiko and conjuring his most trusted retainers to devote theirstrength to the support of the Tokugawa family. InKamakura, an adulterer was stripped of half of his fief if he heldone; and if he had none, he was banished.
The Ashikagashugo ultimately became leading magnates, for they wielded twofoldauthority, namely, that derived from their p The income of the retired shogun aloneequalled that amount, and it was enormously surpassed by the revenuesof many of the daimyo. of less thanten thousand koku should refrain from purchasing anything new,whether clothing, utensils, or furniture; interd 1687-1710)In 1687, the Emperor Reigen abdicated in favour of Higashiyama, thena boy of thirteen, Reigen continuing to administer affairs frombehind the curtain as was usual.
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