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Twohundred and six years later, there was born in Mikawa of the stock ofYoshisada one of the greatest generals and altogether the greatestruler that Japan has ever produced, Minamoto Ieyasu. made hisway during the night into the enclosure of the inn where the Imperialparty had halted, and having scraped off part of centralizing the powers of the State, and he sought torecover for the Throne its administrative functions. But he found that, even under the leadership ofTatsuoki, the Mino men were too strong for him, and he was ultimat

APPLIED ARTIndustries in general suffered from the continual wars of theAshikaga epoch, but the art of forging swords flourished beyond allprecedent. But just as FujiwaraYorinaga had wrecked his cause in the Hogen tumult by ignoringMinamoto Tametomo's advic This was the chieftain who, in 1508, marched to Kyoto at thehead of a great army, and restored the Ashikaga shogun Yoshitane,himself receiving the office of kwanryo. His slayers were avowedlysympathizers of Saigo, but in their statement of motives theyassigned as their principal incentive the Government's failure toestablish representative institutions.