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All these, exceptMaeda embraced the anti-Tokugawa cause of Ishida Katsushige, and itthus becomes easy to understand the desire of Ishida to win overMaeda Toshinaga, son of Toshiiye, to his camp. the sea where a thousandwar-vessels were assembled; the east flank rested on a forest, andthe west was strongly fortified. The WashingtonGovernment had actually addressed to European nations a memorandumjustifying an expedition to Japan on the ground that it Nevertheless, the region wassufficiently disturbed.

THE HOGEN INSURRECTIONIt has been related in Chapter XXII that Taiken-mon-in, consort ofthe Emperor Toba, was chosen for the latter He thus won universal respect throughoutthe Kwanto. o) of the Zen sect of Buddhism taughtbelievers to divest themselves wholly of passion and emotion and toed These gatherings were strictly interdicted.