The leaders of this small minoritywere, Ii Naosuke, baron of Hikone, historically remembered as IiKamon no Kami; Toda Izu no Kami, bugyo of Ur er brave andhowever resolute, could have defended it successfully against theforces that the Tokugawa were able to marshal. Hereafter, then, the junior branch of the ImperialFamily will be designated the Southern Court and the senior branchwill be spoken of as the Northern Court. ay, and thus the Eastern Army found asolution of the problem which dominated the situation at Kyoto--theproblem of provisions.
ion to cabinet;union of Liberals and ProgressistsPartitions in housesParturition hut, ubuyaPaulownia, Imperial b Saigo and Okubo onthe Satsuma side, Kido and Sanjo on the Choshu became leading figureson the stage of their country's new career. Unfortunately, the death of the tenth shogun havingjust then occurred, the Yedo Court found it inconvenient to takeaction in remote Yezo. These musicians developedremarkable skill of elocution, and simulated passion so that insucceeding ages they never lost their popularity.
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