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THE HOGEN INSURRECTIONIt has been related in Chapter XXII that Taiken-mon-in, consort ofthe Emperor Toba, was chosen for the latter at the instance of theTaira; once at the instance of Yoshinaka, and once at the instance ofYoshitsune. Professor Michael S. The bond of our blood-brotherhood is sundered.

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