Much has been written about Go-Toba by romanticists and little bysober historians. At another, Kusunoki Masashige spreads a rumour ofYoshisada's death in battle, and having thus induced Takauji todetach large forc masa, the most powerful baron in Omi, and the agreement had beencemented by the marriage of Nobunaga's sister to Nagamasa. Matsuo Basho Was thefather of the haikai and the hokku, and his mantle descended uponKikaku, Ransetsu, Kyoriku, and other celebrities.
His two sons had preceded him to the grave, and therefore hisgrandson, Tsune-toki, became shikken. Ieshige's most salient characteristic was a passionate disposition. The Emperor Go-Daigo invited Gen-e to Court and directed himto expound the Sutras. It has been shown that the records of the two families afforded nobasis of mutual confidence, and it has a
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