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Hence it became the scene of muchdisturbance, in which the Hosokawa, the Kyogoku, the Rokkaku, and theAsai families all took part. tohave been thrown into a state of nervous prostration by theunexpected magnitude of the Minamoto's uprising. But Go-Sanjo resortedto a really practical measure. sterical loyalty, and the shrine at Ise being dedicatedto the progenitrix of the country's sovereigns, it seemed to NishinoBuntaro

ems to rest solely upon the fact thatthe central tower was known as Tenshu-kaku, or the tower of the lordof Heaven. It is not to be supposed that these doctrines produced anywide-spread influence on public opinion at the time of theirpromulgation. Japaneseannalists say of Chikafusa: It was through his ability that theSouthern forces were co-ordinated and kept active in all parts of theempire. There was at that time among the Kyotoofficials a Minamoto named Yorimasa, sixth in descent from MinamotoMitsunaka