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His son, Yusho, became one of the most loyalsupporters of Christianity in all Japan. ratively obscure branch ofthe great family, and had attained the office of chief councillor ofState (dainagori) only. The eleventh shogun, Ienari, after fifty-one years of office,resigned in favour of his son, Ieyoshi, who ruled from 1838 to 1853. At the instance of the latter and in consideration of thefictitious edict, Mori Motonori of Choshu,

Among those that accompaniedhim was Kudo Suketsune, who had done to death Soga no Sukeyasu. rse in a swoon caused by theapparition of Yoshitsune and Yukiiye on the Yamato plain and that ofthe Emperor Antoku at Inamura promontory. aded and deprived oftheir posts thirty-nine high officials who had formed the entourageof Go-Shirakawa; he raise t, forpurposes of future prevention, a castle at Sakamoto, which was placedunder the command of Akechi Mitsuhide.