Toyotomi Hidenaga | |
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豊臣 秀長 | |
Governor of Izumi, Kii and Yamato Province | |
In office 1585–1591 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Koichirō (小一郎) April 8, 1540 |
Died | February 15, 1591 Kōriyama, Yamato Province | (aged 50)
Spouse | Chiun'in |
Relations | Chikuami (father) Ōmandokoro (mother) Toyotomi Hideyoshi (half-brother) Asahi no kata (sister) Toyotomi Hidetsugu (nephew) Toyotomi Hideyori (nephew) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Toyotomi clan |
Rank | Dainagon |
Unit | Toyotomi clan |
Battles/wars | Chugoku campaign (1577-1582) Battle of Yamazaki (1582) Battle of Shizugatake (1583) Battle of Komaki and Nagakute (1584) Invasion of Shikoku (1585) Kyūshū Campaign (1587) |
Toyotomi Hidenaga (豊臣 秀長, April 8, 1540 – February 15, 1591), formerly known as Hashiba Koichirō (羽柴 小一郎) or Hashiba Hidenaga (羽柴 秀長). He was a half-brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi,[1] one of the most powerful and significant warlords of Japan's Sengoku period and regarded as 'Hideyoshi's brain and right-arm'.