tohave been thrown into a state of nervous prostration by theunexpected magnitude of the Minamoto's uprising. He acted in this matter withoutwaiting to seek sanction from the Bakufu, and his discretion wasrewarded by appointment to the high office of inspector-general ofpolice (o-metsuke). ekke(Five Designated Families), and it is needless to say that none but amember of those families may serve in such a position. The Fujiwara had used the military leadersfor their own ends; Kiyomori supplemented his military strength withFujiwara methods.
ocks, many of which measured fourteen feet in length and breadth,and some were forty feet long and ten feet wide. The eleventh century may be said to have been the beginning of suchtumults. o, and the alarmed shogun(Yoshimasa) not only recognized Yoshikado and drove out Yoshitoshi,but also nominated the former to be kwanryo. accessible by fortune, and fromthe same record we are compelled to infer that he could be cruel andimplacable on occasion.
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