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From the accession of Takauji, in 1338, to the death of Yoshiaki, in1597, a period of 259 years, there was not so much as one decade ofsignal success and efficient government. To the Ujibridge, Nenoi Yukichika was sent with three hundred men; to the Setabridge, Imai Kanehira with five hundred. But the last-named ship ran on a rock near Vladivostok andbecame a total wreck in the middle of May, a month marked by manyheavy losses. tive power to thesovereign came to be discussed, with bated breath at first, butgradually with increased freedom.

The mass of glittering treasure wasguarded by officials under the superintendence of Maeda Gen-i, andpresently the names of the personages who were t lady's ox-car, made his way, first, to Nara andthence to Kasagi in Yamato, guarded by the troops of FujiwaraFujifusa. The great faults of hischaracter seem to have been want of discrimination in the treatmentof his allies and his retainers, and want of patience in the conductof affairs. g--Noritsune (1160-85), defeats Ashikaga Yoshikiyo in Bitchu; atYashima; drowned at Dan-no-ura-Sadamori defeats Taira Masakado--Shigehira (1158-85), sacks and burns three monaster