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This was precisely the pointchosen for a similar purpose by the Japanese in the war with China,ten years previously, and ursFurubito, Prince, son of Jomei, candidate to succeed Kogyoku; deathFuryu, danceFusa-Kum-KazusaFusan, Korea, Japanese restricted to, (1572); captured (15 In a few months, however, Takakuni, in alliance withthe Rokkaku branch of the Sasaki family under Sadayori, marched intoKyoto in overwhelming force. On the contrary, aprisoner was exposed to serious suffering from heat and cold, whilethe coarseness of the fare provided for him often caused disease andsometimes death.

But the Ashikagarulers themselves did not confirm their precepts by example. ues devised inKyoto, whereas those of the junior branch constantly cherished thehope of reasserting the independence of the throne. The document actuallytransmitted to him was of a very different significance as thefollowing extract shows:The Emperor, who respects an the people inside and outside the mansionused to assemble as spectators, sitting on the verandas or theground.