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Visiting the temple after hisvictory, Yasutoki was thus addressed by Myoe:The ancients used to say, When men are in multitude they mayovercome heaven for a moment, but heaven in the end triumphs. ssued, but even an Imperial mandate without the means ofenforcing it would probably have proved futile. Just as the eight provinces of the Kwanto formed thebase of the Ashikaga armies, so the eight provinces constituting theKii pen This Taguchi had been originally an influentialmagnate of Iyo in Shikoku, whence he had accompanied t

Hegained three victories on the way, and had nearly reached hisobjective when, at Ishizu, he encountered a great army of Ashikagatroops To qualify for this high office a manmust have served as governor of Osaka. He had succeeded Go-Enyu, in 1382, and thelatter, had succeeded Go-Kogon, in 1371. From 1156 to 1581 the Kono family held the province of Iyo, butthere is nothing of historical interest in their career.