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Hideyoshi Toyotomi2
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Personal Information
Born: February 2, 1536 or
March 26, 1537
Place of Birth: Owari Province
Died: September 18, 1598
Cause of Death: Illness
Place of Death: Fushimi Castle
Style name: 豊臣 秀吉
Served: Oda
Toyotomi
Participation(s): Battle of Okehazama
Siege of Inabayama Castle
Battle of Anegawa
Battle of Yamazaki
Battle of Shizugatake

Toyotomi Hideyoshi is the second unifier of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle. He is noted for a number of cultural legacies, including the restriction that only members of the samurai class could bear arms.

Biography[]

Items[]

Baran[]

A helmet used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. With a decoration in the shape of leaves of the baran (Asain Iris) forming a nimbus around the head. This flashy helmet was a favorite of Hideyoshi. He wore this when subduing Kyushu.

Legends[]

  • There is a legend stating that Hideyoshi had a 6th finger on one of his hands.
  • According to legend, with his younger brother Toyotomi Hidenaga and the bandits Hachisuka Masakatsu and Maeno Nagayasu, Hideyoshi successfully constructed a fort in Sunomata overnight during a siege on Inabayama Castle near Ogaki in 1567. He discovered a secret route into Inabayama, after which much of the garrison surrendered.

Family[]

Father

  • Yaemon Kinoshita

Mother

  • Ōmandokoro

Brother

Sister

  • Tomo
  • Asahihime

Son

Daughter

  • Akihime (adopted)
  • Oeyo (adopted)
  • Gōhime (adopted)

Wife

  • Nene
  • Yodo-dono

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