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  1. Apr 11, 2024 · Toyotomi Hideyoshi (born 1536/37, Nakamura, Owari province [now in Aichi prefecture], Japan—died Sept. 18, 1598, Fushimi) was a feudal lord and chief Imperial minister (1585–98), who completed the 16th-century unification of Japan begun by Oda Nobunaga. Early career

  2. The century after the outbreak of the internecine Ônin War in 1468—the terminal phase of the Middle Ages in Japan—was an epoch of unbounded violence. The polity splintered into hundreds of autonomous entities engaged in mutual contention. The nation’s nominal sovereign, the emperor, was impoverished and politically impotent—a remote ...

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  4. May 13, 2022 · Reports paint a horrifying scene: a row of crosses on which the 20 Japanese, four Spaniards, one Portuguese and one Mexican—all Catholics—slowly bled out as they were jabbed with spears. One ...

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  5. Atrocity and Genocide in Japan’s Invasion of Korea, 1592–1598; By Nam-lin Hur; Edited by Ned Blackhawk, Yale University, Connecticut, Ben Kiernan, Yale University, Connecticut, Benjamin Madley, University of California, Los Angeles, Rebe Taylor, University of Tasmania; General editor Ben Kiernan, Yale University, Connecticut

  6. Japan's second invasion of Korea, shortly after of the first invasion, plunged Korea into a life and death struggle for existence as a people and a kingdom. Although the second invasion often took a turn against the Koreans, they prevailed with help of China. China's role as cultural inspiration and protector of Korea's sovereignty proved ...

  7. Nov 21, 2023 · The Sengoku Period. In the 16th century, Japan was a place of frequent war. The Japanese isles were split between a large number of rival factions that sought to conquer the whole of the island ...

  8. Siege of Osaka (1614-1615) Grave of Toyotomi Clan at Mount Kōya. Marker at the location of suicide of Hideyori and Yodo-dono, Osaka Castle. Toyotomi Hideyori (豊臣 秀頼, August 28, 1593 - June 4, 1615) was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who first united all of Japan. His mother, Yodo-dono, was the niece ...

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