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Defence andattack were equally obstinate, and the advantage of position as wellas of numbers was with the former. lling from Tomita, in thatprovince, to Kyoto, a distance of one hundred and sixty miles,between dawn and darkness. Such was the state of affairs on the eve of a fierce struggle knownin history as the tumult of the Hogen and Heiji eras (1150-1160). THE FOURTH SHOGUN, IETSUNAIetsuna, the fourth Tokugawa shogun, eldest son of Iemitsu, was bornin 1642 and succeeded to the office in 1651, holding it until hisdeath in 1680.

uthern Court--Koretoshi, commands force loyal to Go-DaigoSalaries, officialSalt, use of, in early JapanSanbo-in It was he who offered to attack Kyoto from Kumano ameasure which, in all probability, would have reversed the result ofthe Heiji war. This partiality reached itsacme at the time of Takakura's abdication (1180), for instead ofcomplying with the cust All finaldecision required the endorsement of the lady Masa and her father,Hojo Tokimasa.