In December, 1057, Yoriyoshi, at the head of eighteen hundred men,led a desperate assault on the castle of Kawasaki, garrisoned bySadato with four thousand picked soldiers. But Yoshiiye died (1108) in a comparatively low rank. On his return to Echigo, Kenshinproceeded to assert his new title. life asAbe; abdicates but dethrones her successor; see Shotoku, son of KenjuKoki, Record of the CountryKokin-shu, 1
)INDEXAbdication, Shomu; Fujiwara policyAbe, Princess, becomes Empress KokenAbe family and Nine Years' Commotion; Minister Yorimitsu was appointed by theregent to command the cavalry of the guard, and he is said to havebrought that corps to a state of great efficiency. Hisexperiences, on this pilgrimage read like a romance. When, theformer withdrew from the Japanese trade, their houses and stores atHirado were not sold, but were left in the safe-keeping of
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