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Thus, out of temporary defeat, final victory would be wrested. at the instance of theTaira; once at the instance of Yoshinaka, and once at the instance ofYoshitsune. ter, and thatHideyoshi should send his mother as a hostage to Okazaki, to remainthere during a visit by Ieyasu to Kyoto. Shirakawa modelled himself on his father.

But this evil memory did not obtrude itself at theoutset. t, forpurposes of future prevention, a castle at Sakamoto, which was placedunder the command of Akechi Mitsuhide. Ten yearslater, Yoshiaki returned to the capital, took the tonsure and changedhis name to Shozan. And thus, during the twenty years we have had a residence in Funai,one gentleman became a Christian, and this after having been cured ofthe