Toyotomi clan

"Toyotomi" redirects here. For other uses, see Toyotomi (disambiguation).
In this Japanese name, the family name is Toyotomi.
Toyotomi clan
豊臣氏

The emblem (mon) of the Toyotomi clan
Home province Various
Titles Kampaku
Daijō-daijin
Founder Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Final ruler Toyotomi Hideyori
Founding year 1584
Dissolution 1615
Ruled until 1615, Siege of Osaka

The Toyotomi clan (豊臣氏 Toyotomi-shi) is a Japanese clan that had ruled over Japan before the Edo period.

Unity and conflict

The most influential figure within the Toyotomi was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three "unifiers of Japan". Oda Nobunaga was another primary unifier and the ruler of the Oda clan at the time. Hideyoshi had joined Nobunaga at a young age, but was not highly regarded because of his peasant background. Nevertheless, Hideyoshi's increasing influence allowed him to seize a significant degree of power from the Oda clan following Oda Nobunaga's death in 1582. As the virtual ruler of the most of Japan, Hideyoshi created a new clan name "Toyotomi" in 1584 and achieved the unification of Japan in 1589.

When Hideyoshi died in 1598, his son Toyotomi Hideyori was still an infant. Five regents were appointed to rule until his maturity, and conflicts among them began quickly. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu deposed Hideyori and took power after winning the Battle of Sekigahara. In 1614, Hideyori came into conflict with the Tokugawa clan, leading to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Siege of Osaka from 1614 to 1615. As a result of the siege, Hideyori was forced to commit seppuku. After his death, the Toyotomi clan dissolved, leaving the Tokugawa clan to solidify their rule of Japan.

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