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posed byShotoku; rank; government; Jinshin; Kami elective; princely families;academies; record; territorial namesUji river, Yamashiro the issue might havebeen different had not Fujiwara Kiyohira--who will be presentlyspoken of--espoused the Minamoto cause. This lady, Kenko, hadbeen adopted into the family of Fujiwara Morozane, and it is recordedthat Yorimichi and Morozane shed tment of priests; crushesMinamoto; supports Go-Shirakawa; alliance with Shinzei; lessens powerof Fujiw

e saviour,Amida, but from blind trust in his efforts and from ceaselessrepetition of pious formulae. Theextremists appear to have overrated their influence at Court. French experts were engaged to remodel the army, and English officersto organize the navy; the shogun's brother ring asignal favour; but in reality his object was to remove Ieyasu out ofthe zone of potential danger to Kyoto.