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Rokuhara, though taken bysurprise, fought stoutly. To this last is to be credited theterrible device of throwing converts into the solfataras at Unzen,and under him, also, the punishment of the fosse was resorted to. His eldest son, Nobutada, who had just returned from the campaign inthe east, followed his father to Kyoto, and was sojourning in thetemple Myogaku-ji when news reached him of Mitsuhide's treachery. Eighth son of Minamoto Tameyoshi, he showedhimself so masterful, physically and morally, that his father deemedit wise

Nevertheless, the event showed that he did not err in hiscalculations so far as the operations on shore were concerned. Thus, the year 1180 closed upon a disastrous state of affairs for theTaira, no less than ten provinces in the east having fallenpractically under Minamoto sway. Not one was lost. Before the close of the year, the prince was exiled toKamakura, and there placed in charge of Takauji's brother, Tadayoshi,who confined him in a cave dug for the purpose.