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He further postedIshida Katsushige at Sawa-yama (now called Hikone) in the province ofOmi, to cover the principal route The regent (shikken) presided ex-officio. Among these latter, Hakone was considered specially important. Wang held that man's knowledge of moral law precedesall study and that a man's knowledge of himself is the very highestkind of learning.

He is thenceforth known as inkyo (or recluse). Loyal Japanese historians shrink from describing this era, when theoccupants of the throne were virtually puppets in the hands of theFujiwara. The Mononobe and the Otomo forfeited theirposition, and the Soga stepped into their place, only to be succeededin turn by the Fujiwara. in the case of the illustrious General Saka-no-ye noTamura-maro, who had been raised to the third rank and made dainagon.