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faithfullyespoused the Ashikaga cause until an unfulfilled promise of a manoralienated their good-will. All efforts to reconcile the Kwanto and theshitsuji proved futile, and Norizane had to flee to Kotsuke. During the greaterpart of three years, from 1180 to 1182 inclusive, the peoplesuffered, first from famine and afterwards from pestilence. An administrativecouncil was added (Hyojoshu), the councillors, fifteen or sixteen innumber, being composed, in about equal parts, of men of science andmembers of the great clans.

But when the systemof sankin kotai had been in operation for some time, and when thepower of the Tokugaw undertook to assume military direction inthe event of aggression from without or disturbance from within. It was at this timealso that the ukiyoe (genre picture) may be said to have won popularfavour. He knewwell, also, how to employ pomp and circumstance and when to dispensewith all formalities.