moroie

Updated: July 6, 2026

At once Yoshinaka took a decisive step. He despatched a force to the palace; seized the persons of Go-Shirakawa and Go-Toba; removed Motomichi from the regency, appointing Moroie, a boy of twelve, in his place, and dismissed a number of Court officials.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era