Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born on February 2, 1536 and then he died on September 18, 1598. He died at the age of 62. He is one of the most popular Japan Samurai of all time! Hideyoshi had a great life and that is what I am here to talk about. Hideyoshi’s rise to power started out when he helped win the Battle of Yamazaki. He then became an advocate of Oda Nobunaga. He also became a part of the of the Oda clan. Witch led to him winning more battles and becoming chief and general of the Oda clan.
After he eventually came to power just like the samurai before him, he never earned the title of shogun. He also adopted himself to the Fujiwara clan. He would earn many more titles while in that clan. He was then given his name “Toyotomi” by the imperial court. He was very much in to trading. One of the reasons that he is so popular is by the way he unified Japan. He was a very amazing leader.
He was in power till the day he died but he retired his samurai power. His power was passed down to his nephew because his one and only son Tsurumatsu was only three years old. His time in power will forever be a great legacy.…show more content… This includes rigid class structure, restriction on travel, and surveys of land and production. Class reforms effected regular everyday people and warriors. During the Sengoku period, many of those regular everyday people actually became warriors. This is very different from times before that time period. He also ordered everyone in Japan to take a survey once you were registered in the country. He also built a very safe and secure castle called the Osaka Castle. Just before his death he hoped to set up a system to where his son could use it when he was old enough. This is when A Council of Five Elders was made or
