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Munemori, after a vain attempt to secure thealliance of the Hiei-zan monks, had recalled his generals and decidedto retire westward, abandoning Kyoto. OTHER PASTIMESIt will be understood that to the pastimes mentioned above asoriginating in military times must be added others bequeathed fromprevious eras. Government notes were issued. In the Kwanto partisans of thelate kwanryo, Mochiuji, raised their heads.

*See Murdoch's History of Japan. descended on Mukden from thewest and northwest, giving the finishing blow of this giganticencounter; The latter was captured and beheaded a few months later, butthe former made his way to Yamato and found hiding-places among thevalleys and mountains of Yoshino. In the extreme north were the Nambu who, however, lived too remotefrom the political centres to occupy historical attention.