Okuma's secession was followed quickly by an edict promising theconvention of a national assembly in ten years. ertained anapprehension that they might succeed in raising a revolt in theSanyo-do, in Shikoku, and in Kyushu. It will occur to the reader that war-vessels might have beenadvantageously used for the attack and defence of such But, in spite of allthese disadvantages, the Japanese fought stubbornly.
ishi in; Go-Sannen campaign; (U-shu) part of O-U; 16thcentury wars; silk growingDe Witte, Serge Julievitch, Count (b. Somany suffered by his reforms, and in such quick succession, that thehatred he provoked could scarcely have been kept within control. 1687-1710)In 1687, the Emperor Reigen abdicated in favour of Higashiyama, thena boy of thirteen, Reigen continuing to administer affairs frombehind the curtain as was usual. In other words, access to the Pacific from Korea's easternand southern coasts, and access to the Pacific from Russia's MaritimeProvince depend upon Japan's good-will.
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