Which animal was the young Hideyoshi mockingly named after because of his looks?
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Monkey
He was small, thin and wrinkle-faced; the name stayed with him all his life.
💡 Did you know? In one letter Nobunaga also called him a “bald rat”.
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In which battle did Hideyoshi avenge his lord’s death on Akechi Mitsuhide in 1582?
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Yamazaki
He quickly made peace with the Mōri in the west and was back near Kyoto after a few days of forced marching.
💡 Did you know? Mitsuhide was killed by peasants as he fled after the battle.
Where did Hideyoshi build his enormous main castle from 1583?
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Osaka
Tens of thousands worked on the castle for years; it was the largest fortress of its time in Japan.
💡 Did you know? Today’s keep is a concrete reconstruction from 1931.
Which highest court title of a regent did Hideyoshi receive in 1585?
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Kampaku
He could not obtain the title of shogun because he did not descend from the Minamoto.
💡 Did you know? In 1591 he passed the title to his nephew Hidetsugu and from then on called himself Taikō, retired regent.
Which clan did Hideyoshi defeat in 1590 with the siege of Odawara?
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Hōjō
Their submission united Japan after more than a century of civil war.
💡 Did you know? During the months-long siege Hideyoshi had a castle of his own built opposite, Ishigakiyama Castle.
Which tea master did Hideyoshi order to commit ritual suicide in 1591?
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Sen no Rikyū
Rikyū had shaped the austere tea ceremony; why Hideyoshi turned against him is still disputed.
💡 Did you know? He received the name Rikyū in 1585, when he held a tea ceremony for Hideyoshi before the emperor.
Which country did Hideyoshi attack with large armies in 1592 and 1597?
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Korea
From there he meant to conquer Ming China; both campaigns failed against Korean and Chinese resistance.
💡 Did you know? The Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin sank many Japanese ships with his armoured turtle ships.
Which son, born in 1593, was meant to be Hideyoshi’s heir?
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Toyotomi Hideyori
Hideyoshi appointed five regents to protect the boy until he came of age.
💡 Did you know? Hideyori died in 1615 when Osaka Castle fell, and the house of Toyotomi died with him.
In which city did Hideyoshi have twenty-six Christians crucified in 1597?
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Nagasaki
Those executed included Japanese believers and European Franciscans; they are known as the 26 Martyrs of Japan.
💡 Did you know? The Catholic Church canonised them in 1862.
In which year did Toyotomi Hideyoshi die?
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1598
After his death the troops were brought back from Korea; two years later his regents fought the decisive battle among themselves.
💡 Did you know? He was worshipped as a deity under the name Toyokuni Daimyōjin until the Tokugawa suppressed the cult.
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