Kugyo’s final acts lead us to believe he thought the murder of his uncle, the ruler Minamoto no Sanetomo, would result in his ascension to shogun. Certainly, he had a claim, given his late father’s position. Had someone convinced him this would be possible?
Minamoto no Sanetomo’s murder not only brought an end to the line of one of Japan’s great conquerers. It also helped usher in a war between the samurai and the emperor that would cement warrior power in Japan for more than six centuries to come.
"And speaking of cops, why do the #japanesepolice let the streetcar company run their cars so full for? It must be dangerous. In America we wouldn’t let them get away with anything like that." #crowdedtrains#japanhistory
Yes and there is an audio of the story, also other pages in history, like going back to 1974.
Interesting to see the pressure put on #Germany in 1924 to pay #France after #ww1