Toyotomi Hidetsugu

Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
豊臣秀次
	Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Imperial Regent of Japan
	In office; 1585–1591
Monarch	Go-Yōzei
Preceded by	Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Succeeded by	Kujō Kanetaka
Personal details
Born	Miyoshi Nobuyoshi; 1568; Chita District, Owari Province, Japan (current Chita District, Aichi, Japan)
Died	August 20, 1595 (aged 26–27)
Parents	Miyoshi Kazumichi (father); Tomo (mother);
Relatives	Toyotomi Hideyoshi (uncle); Toyotomi Hidenaga (uncle); Toyotomi Hideyori (cousin); Toyotomi Hidekatsu (brother);
Other names	Hashiba Hidetsugu
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Toyotomi clan
Battles/wars	Battle of Shizugatake (1583); Battle of Komaki (1584); Invasion of Shikoku (1585); Siege of Odawara (1590); Kunohe rebellion (1591);

Toyotomi Hidetsugu (豊臣秀次, 1568 – August 20, 1595) was a daimyō during the Sengoku period of Japan. He was the nephew and retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the unifier and ruler of Japan from 1590 to 1598. Despite being Hideyoshi's closest adult, male relative, Hidetsugu was accused of atrocities and attempting to stage a coup after the birth of Hideyoshi's son, and he was ordered to commit seppuku. Hidetsugu's entire family, including children, were also executed on Hideyoshi's orders. His death and that of his family contributed to the quick dissolution of Toyotomi authority after Hideyoshi's death three years later.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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