LEGENDS OF THE SENGOKU

TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI

ODA AND TOYOTOMI CLANS 1558-1598

Born the son of a farmer and part-time soldier in a backwater village, Hideyoshi left home in his mid-teens, eventually joining the ranks of the up-and-coming warlord, Oda Nobunaga, in 1558.

Originally serving as Nobunaga’s sandal bearer, he rose through the ranks on his wit, charm and martial merit – eventually proving himself a spectacular general. He was instrumental in Nobunaga’s conquest, helping his lord seize a third of the country – for which he was awarded his own fief. When Nobunaga was betrayed in 1582 and committed seppuku, an outraged Hideyoshi