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Harunaga does not appear to have entertainedany doubt as to the trustworthiness of this letter. In many respects his functions resembled those discharged bythe regent (shikken) of the Kamakura Bakufu. In the Imperial city themunicipal administrator heard suits-at-law presented by citizens,managed the affairs of temples and shrines, and was responsible forcollecting the taxes in the home provinces. ake such a call uponthe energies of his troops, and the final overthrow of the Takedachief was postponed.

r Kogon of the senior branch, and thus, in his finaladvance, the Ashikaga chief was able to fly the brocade banner. THE YEDO BAKUFUIt was on the 30th of August, 1590, that Ieyasu made his first formalentry into Yedo from Sumpu. But Fukuhara is fifty miles fromKyoto, and to reach the latter quickly from the former in anemergency was a serious task in the twelfth century. Therefore, when he appealed to the Miura mansion for aid, emissarieswere sent by the regent's order to welcome and to slay him.