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REVIEW OF THE ASHIKAGAAmong the fifteen representatives of the Ashikaga, two were slain bytheir own vassals, five died in exile, and one had to commit suicide. It was a supreme moment in thefortunes of the Fujiwara. Just two years had elapsed sinceHideyoshi's admission to the service of the Owari baron in the officeof sandal-bearer. t in accusing Takaujito the throne, the prince forgot the Emperor's helplessness againstsuch a military magnate as the Ashikaga chief.

Officials of this last classwere under the command of a functionary called o-rusui who hadgeneral charge of the business of the harem; di y for their direct interest but also fortheir collateral bearing on the story of the invasion of Korea at theclose of the century. Forthe purposes of the coronation ceremony of this sovereign'ssuccessor, subscriptions had to be solicited from the p Finally, on the 13th of April, they madeKatami port in the province of Hoki, and, being cordially welcomed byNawa