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They succeeded in riding down the steepdeclivity, and they rushed at the Taira position, setting fire toeverything inflammable. But still no crushing victorywas won, and meanwhile the war had continued seven years, withimmense loss of life and treasure. As arule only samurai of the fifth official rank and upwards werepermitted thus to expiate a crime, and the procedure was spoken of as granting death (shi wo tamau). Thiswas only one of several profitable raids.

wswere obtained by compelling each fishing village to furnish tensailors for every hundred houses it contained. the country, andthus, abandoning the idea of gain, they will approach us withfriendly feelings only and ultimately will pass under our Emperor'sgrace. In the thirteenthcentury Fujiwara Tsunetaka, a great painter of this school, took thetitle of Tosa. of Hizen MatsuuraThe Taira family became famous from the time of Sadamori, who quelledthe insurrection of Masakado.