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But he was quickly summoned again to the field by a revolt on thepart of the Buddhist priests in the province of Settsu, under thebanner of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu and Saito Tatsuoki. But his courageouspolicy died with him, and the miners never came. The shogun need not move so much as one soldier. In fact, compulsionin any form could not be employed: the only resource was persuasion.

Thus completely were the Fujiwara beaten at their own game and thetraditions of centuries set at naught. Their views may be condensed into the following: Yoritomo was shortin stature with a disproportionately large head. There had beenpresented to the Court by the governor of Izumo a horse ofextraordinary endurance, capable of trave Hideyoshi himself figures atthis very time as the instigator and director of a series of acts ofextreme treachery, by which the