+---------+--------+ | | Yorimitsu Yorinobu | Nobukatsu, however, alleging that he did not desire any large domain,asked to be allowed to retain his old estates in Owari and Ise. To strike at Kyoto from this base required the previoussubjugation of Settsu, and, on the other hand, a strong army inSettsu menaced Yoshino. These words are said to have profoundly moved Yasutoki.
The ambassadors,having made their obeisance, retired, and this audience was the onlyoccasion on which they were admitted to Hideyoshi's presence. Shimazu Yoshihisa threw the document on the ground,declaring that his family had ruled in Satsuma fo It isunnecessary to follow the details of the campaign that ensued. Sumitomo,after an obstinate resistance and after one signal success, wasfinally routed and killed.
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