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* Takauji and his captains, lamenting thebrave bushi's death, sent his head to his family; and historyrecognizes t Nominally, this arrangement was a mark of deference to the testamentof Go-Saga, but in reality it was an astute device to weaken theauthority of the Court by dividing it into rival factions. Both Houses may enact, besides what is provided for inthe present constitution and in the law of the Houses, rulesnecessary for the management of their internal affairs. Heseems to have been an unscrupulous schemer.

Then he set out, escorted by a thousand troopers, his sword of Stateborne by the regent, Yoshitoki. Most fortunate was it for Japan that events took thisturn, for, had Ieyasu and Hideyoshi remained mut )--Kaneiye (929-99), rivalry with Kanemichi; plot against Kwazan;regent for Ichijo--Kanehira (1228-94), founds house of Takats Takatoki was destined to be the last of the Hojo regents.