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In this Japanese name, the family name is Toyotomi.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Portrait of Toyotomi Hideyoshi drawn in 1601
Imperial Regent of Japan
In office1585 – 1591
Monarch
ŌgimachiGo-Yōzei
Preceded by
Konoe Sakihisa
Succeeded by
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Chancellor of the Realm
In office1587 – 1598
Monarch
Go-Yōzei
Preceded by
Fujiwara no Sakihisa
Succeeded by
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Born
February 2, 1536(1536-02-02)or March 26, 1537Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
Died
September 18, 1598Fushimi Castle
Nationality
Japanese
Spouse
Nene, Yodo-Dono
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉, Toyotomi Hideyoshi? February 2, 1536, or March 26, 1537 – September 18, 1598) was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified 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, 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. Hideyoshi is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier."[1]
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