. The history of the world; a survey of a man's record. i revolt. (From Vol. XIV of the monthly periodical Kokkura (flora of the country), published in Tokio byYamamoto, on behalf of the Kokkura-sha society; trauslated by Dr. in Herliu.) As Dr. Kitasato adds, the disturbances of the year Heiji were due to the following causes :The emperor Go Shirakawa, who had reigned from 1156, alxlicated in 1158 in favour of his littleson Nijo (1159-1165), but continued to govern as regent, and lived till 1192. At this period apolitical quarrel broke out between two court officials, Shinsei and Nob
. The history of the world; a survey of a man's record. i revolt. (From Vol. XIV of the monthly periodical Kokkura (flora of the country), published in Tokio byYamamoto, on behalf of the Kokkura-sha society; trauslated by Dr. in Herliu.) As Dr. Kitasato adds, the disturbances of the year Heiji were due to the following causes :The emperor Go Shirakawa, who had reigned from 1156, alxlicated in 1158 in favour of his littleson Nijo (1159-1165), but continued to govern as regent, and lived till 1192. At this period apolitical quarrel broke out between two court officials, Shinsei and Nobuyori, of the noble familyof the Fujiwara. Nobuyoris jealousy was aroused by the preference which Go Sliirakawa showedfor Sliinsei; he captured the ex-emjieror in his of Sanjuden, brought liim as a jirisoner to theimperial palace, and nnirdered Shinsei, his opponent. Tliis rising is known as the Heiji author of the Heiji-monogatari is supposed, though on no certain evidence, to be HamuraTokinaga, who lived in the thirteenth •D o 2 ^ << Si Olq; ?-O 2 CJ 5. UJ 2 s? (Ij 1=- tu ^ ar £O =ft, .2 n < i oo o CJ Q< aTIir^a] HISTORY OF THE WORLD 19 mikado Antokii, who was then five years old. Most of the Taira who did not fallin tiie battle committed suicide or were killed iu the pursuit. A few found refugein the remotest parts of Kyusliu, where it is said that their descendants may tothis day be recognised. The utter ruin with which tlie Taira had once threatenedthe Minamoto was now dealt out to them by the enemy tliej- had formerlyconquered. In certain respects the wars of the Taii-a and Minamoto are analogous to thewars of the Roses in England; the comparison can be extended to the coloursworn by the Japanese parties, the standards of the Minamoto being white andthose of the Taira red. The events of these wars form the subject of the mostfamous Japanese novels Heike (Chinese for Taira, peace), Moncjgotari and Genge(Chinese for Minamoto, sour
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