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| Toyotomi Hideyori | |
| Born: | 1593 |
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| Place of Birth: | Unknown |
| Died: | June 5, 1615 |
| Cause of Death: | Beheaded |
| Place of Death: | Unknown |
| Style name: | 豊臣 秀頼 |
| Served: | Toyotomi |
| Participation(s): | Siege of Osaka Castle |
Toyotomi Hideyori (豊臣 秀頼), was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His mother, Yodo-dono, was the niece of Oda Nobunaga.
Biography[]
Toyotomi Hideyori inherited his father's empire while still in infancy, during the Invasion of Korea.[1] During his infancy he resided in Osaka Castle.[2]
Toyotomi Hideyori witnessed the rise of the Tokugawa, but he himself was absent from the Battle of Sekigahara. Both Hideyori and his mother Yodo-Dono had been sidelined by political maneuvers undertaken primarily by Katagiri Katsumoto during the battle. He was also forced into neutrality during the whole conflict, but was allowed to keep his residence of Osaka Castle.[3] Hideyori then challenged Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1614 in the Siege of Osaka Castle.[4] In 1615 he died as the castle fell, having been disinherited by Tokugawa Ieyasu during the siege.[5]
Sources[]
- ↑ Samurai Commanders (2) 1577-1638 pg.14 by Stephen Turnbull
- ↑ Samurai Commanders (2) 1577-1638 pg.29 by Stephen Turnbull
- ↑ Osaka 1615 - The Last Battle of the Samurai pg.9 by Stephen Turnbull
- ↑ Samurai Sourcebook by Stephen Turnbull pg.87
- ↑ Samurai Commanders (2) 1577-1638 pg.16 by Stephen Turnbull