Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (????, original surnames Kinoshita ?? and Hashiba ??; 1536 - September 18, 1598), was a sengoku daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege, Oda Nobunaga and brought an end to the Sengoku period. He was also known for his invasion of Korea. He is noted for a number of cultural legacies, including the restriction that only members of the samurai class could bear arms.

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1536 - September 18 - 1598 - Sengoku - Daimyo - Japan - Oda Nobunaga - Korea - Samurai

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The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Toyotomi's castle. It lasted from 1582 to his death in 1598, or (according to some scholars) until Tokugawa Ieyasu seized power after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.

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Momoyama period - 1582 - Tokugawa Ieyasu - Battle of Sekigahara - 1600

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