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| '''Toyotomi Hideoshi''' (豊臣 秀吉 ]-]) | |||
| '''Toyotomi Hideoshi''' (豊臣 秀吉 ]-]) succeeded ] as military ruler of ] in ] and succeeded in uniting Japan in ]. Being of a humble peasant background, he was unable to take the title of ] and establish a ]. Instead, he revived the old ] title of '']'', or regent, in 1585. In 1591, he resigned as ''kampaku'' and took the title of '']'' while his adopted son Hidetsugu (actually his nephew) succeeded him as ''kampaku''. | |||
| Despite his poor peasant background, Toyotomi Hideyoshi become one of ] most distinguished generals and after Nobunaga's death in 1582, succeeded him as military ruler and eventually united Japan in ]. | |||
| Hideyoshi wished to take the title of ], however first could not get permission from the emperor. Second, he tried to get the Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki to accept him as an adopted son, but was refused. Unable to become ], Hideyoshi took the position of '']'', or regent, in 1585 in the same manner as the ]. In 1591, he resigned as ''kampaku'' and took the title of '']'' while his adopted son Hidetsugu (actually his nephew) succeeded him as ''kampaku''. | |||
| The period of his rule from 1582 to his death in 1598, or until ] seized power after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, is known as the ], named after his castle. | The period of his rule from 1582 to his death in 1598, or until ] seized power after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, is known as the ], named after his castle. | ||
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Toyotomi Hideoshi (豊臣 秀吉 1536-1598)
Despite his poor peasant background, Toyotomi Hideyoshi become one of Oda Nobunaga most distinguished generals and after Nobunaga's death in 1582, succeeded him as military ruler and eventually united Japan in 1590.
Hideyoshi wished to take the title of shogun, however first could not get permission from the emperor. Second, he tried to get the Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki to accept him as an adopted son, but was refused. Unable to become shogun, Hideyoshi took the position of kampaku, or regent, in 1585 in the same manner as the Fujiwara. In 1591, he resigned as kampaku and took the title of taiko while his adopted son Hidetsugu (actually his nephew) succeeded him as kampaku.
The period of his rule from 1582 to his death in 1598, or until Tokugawa Ieyasu seized power after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, is known as the Momoyama period, named after his castle.