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Kaneiye's third son, Michinaga, succeeded to the regency. ower as owners of broadestates, and that derived from their commission as shogun's delegatesentitled to levy taxes locally. In the Kwanto partisans of thelate kwanryo, Mochiuji, raised their heads. n showed no disposition todischarge their duty in that respect, Japan took the law into her ownhands.

This was recognized after a time, and Kajiwara Kagetokireceived orders to collect or construct a fleet with all possibleex YANAGISAWA YASUAKITsunayoshi had at that time a favourite attendant on whom heconferred the rank of Dewa no Kami with an estate at Kawagoe whichyielded 100,000 koku annually. Quoting a popular saying that the worst enemiesof the Minamoto were their own dissensions, he directed his troops towithdraw into Echigo, leaving to Yoritomo a free hand in Shinano. In a few months, however, Takakuni, in alliance withthe Rokkaku branch of the Sasaki family under Sadayori, marched intoKyoto in overwhelming force.