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At his suggestion theshogun built in Yedo two large temples, Gokoku-ji and Goji-in, andRyuko was the prelate of the former. But on the side of the western armythere was a feature of weakness which no strategy could remove: allthe bat ), Muromachi general, negotiates with SouthernCourt; slanders Imagawa Ryoshun; suicide--Yoshinaga (d. With theexception of Port Arthur and Talien, however, the Manchurian coastdoes not offer any convenient naval base.
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