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Subsequently, on the occasion ofthe assault by Nitta Yoshisada, this brother-in-law (AkabashiMoritoki) resisted stoutly but was defeated at the pass of Kobukoro. Their avowed purpose was to restore themilitary class to its old position, and to insure to it all the postsin the army and the navy. Nevertheless, a few military magnates, retainingsome appreciation of the value of erudition, established schools andlibraries. China nowbegan to be seriously alarmed.