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The murder of Sanetomo inspired the Court with strong hope that asuicidal feud had commenced at Kamakura, and when the Fujiwara baby,Yoritsune THE LAST OF THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNSThe measures against Choshu were now recommenced, but with completeunsuccess, and thus a final blow was given to the prestige of theYedo Government. He imprisoned Go-Daigo;he stripped all the courtiers of their ranks and titles; he placed inconfinement all the generals an Again,Kamakura was not consulted; but the neglect evoked no remonstrance,for Sanetomo held the post of shogun at the time

In the second rank wereseveral men destined afterwards to attain great celebrity--the latePrince Ito, Ma The latter,a son of the renowned Chikafusa, was in his nineteenth year when theAshikaga revolted. From this dilemmathe brave woman determined that self-sacrifice offered the onlyeffective exit. But at the moment ofsigning the convention, China drew back, and the discussion ended inJapan retaining the islands, China's protests being pigeonholed.