For his sonand successor, Chokei, failing to appreciate the situation,immediately planned an extensive campaign against Kyoto from the eastand the south simultaneously. If,nevertheless, death be our portion, it will be lighter than to livedisloyal. Another incident,not without influence, was connected with the survey of the Japanesecoast by a Spanish mariner and a Franciscan friar. Hewelcomed Christianity largely as an opponent of Buddhism, and whenTakayama conducted Froez from Sakai to Nobunaga's presence, theJesuit received a cordial welcome.
Moreover, in addition tocomparative weakness, he was hampered by local inconvenience. He marriedhis wife's elder sister to the ex-Emperor, Go-Shirakawa, and thefruit of this union was a prince who subsequently ascended the throneas Takakura. THE JURAKU-TEIIn the year 1586, the Emperor Okimachi resigned the throne to hisgrandson, Go-Yozei. Thus, the two chiefs weresubsequently found acting together against Tokuhon's attempt tosubstitute his son, albeit illegitimate, for his nephew, as heir tothe Hatakeyama estates.
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