They will therefore be traced here in the merestoutline, except in cases where large results or national effects areconcerned. When the eastward movement of the greatnorthern power brought it to the mouth of the Amur, the acquisitionof Nikolaievsk for a naval basis was the immediate reward. Theminimum age for electors and elected was fixed at twenty-five and theproperty qualification at payment of direct taxes aggregating notless than fifteen yen (30s. th suchscrupulous respect that the Japanese formed an almost exaggeratedconception of the civil influence wielded by the religionists.
Just at this time(1732), the central and western provinces were visited by a faminewhich caused seventeen thousand deaths and reduced multitudes to theverge of starvation. Success crowned the early efforts of the Owari forces in thiswar, but the whole situation was changed by Asai Nagamasa, whosuddenly marched out of Omi and threatened to attack Nobunaga's rear. It wasinconclusive, and the attitude of mutual observation was resumed. These termswere accepted, and on May 9, 1593, that is to say, 360 days after thelanding of the invaders' van at Fusan, the evacuation of the Koreancapital took place.
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