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Episode 440 - Tipping the Balance

History of Japan

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Hojo Yoshi Toki - A Review

Go toba is committed at this point, and after receiving news of the victory, decides to move to the next phase of the plan. He will also announce an imperial decree stripping hojo yoshi toki of all authority on the grounds of having usurped the court's authority and contravened proper government. Meanwhile, one of ega misues servants will make the track back to kama kura to alert the hojo clan of what's going down. The result is an instant uproar and a council among the senior hojo retainers where, interestingly, it's not the regent, yashi toki, but his sister, hojo masako, who takes the lead

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