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Some historians maintain that his primepurpose was to find occupation for the vast host of soldiers who hadbeen called into existence in Japan by four centuries of almostcontinuous warfare. into operation, and within a period ofeighteen months from that date, the Armies of the two countries s It isevident that, as a matter of choice, they would have avoided thebattle of the Yalu, though when compelled to fight they foughtstoutly. He had tovisit Yedo once in every five or six years for the purpose of makinga report to the shogun in person.

This dramatic episode became a household tradition in Japan. dal lords to the shogun; directedmatters of decoration and furniture; had charge of miscellaneouswork ust two yearslater, his own sickness began to develop alarming features, heresolved to place all his trust in Ieyasu. )Maru, Japanese transport sunk by RussiansHitomaru see Kakinomoto HitomaruHitotsubashi, branch of Tokugawa eligible to shogunate, named fromgate of Yedo; Ienari's descent fromHarunari, father of fenari; reactionary policy; ambition opposed bySadanobuHiyeda Arc