succeeded by Fushimi's son, Hanazono, who, in twelveyears, made way for Go-Uda's second son, Go-Daigo. The same policy was pursued bythe second shogun, Hidetada, who assigned to the ex-Emperor an incomeof 3000 koku and made various allowances to princes and other membersof the Imperial family. It would beunjust to assume that without full testimony such a man sentenced awhole family of his own relatives to be executed. The reasons already adduced show that theindependence of Korea was an object of supreme solicitude to Japan.
THE SUCCESSION TO THE THRONEThe year 1326 witnessed the decease of the Crown Prince, Kuninaga,who represented the senior branch of the Imperial family. even at the cost of war; on the other,the Yedo Government knew that to fight must be to incur crushingdefeat. In this realm, also, theadvice of Arai Hakuseki proved invaluable. 7-1107 74th Toba 1108-1123 75th Sutoku 1124-
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