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Another and more renownedannalist** wrote: The Hojo, rising from a subordinate position,flourished for nine generations. This terriblestate of affairs was due to the civil wars which had entered theirmost violent phase in the Onin era (1467-1468), and had continuedwithout intermission ever since. It is on record that twentythousand persons availed themselves of these charitable institutionsin Yedo alone. childhood, the ex-Emperor,at the instance of Motofusa, appropriated all her manors and those ofMotomichi.

At the close of theyear, he decided to abandon the Fukuhara scheme and carry the Courtback to Kyoto. In addition to these twoarmies, the Hojo had a powerful force engaged in beleaguering thefortress of Chihaya, in Yamato, where Kusunoki Masashige commanded inperson. At his castle in Sakai, near Osaka, he amassed wealthby foreign trade, and there he received and harboured representativesof the K In these circumstances, thenecessity of introducing fundamental changes in the system ofgovernment in K