The Taikō | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | From Peasant to Japan's Ruler
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Published 2024-05-23
Initially serving as a retainer to the formidable lord Oda Nobunaga, and climbing through the ranks, from the gutter to the opulent war rooms of Nobunaga, hideyoshi was recognised as a military genius despite his peasant background. After his lord Nobunaga's assassination, Hideyoshi would unify Japan by the sword completing his fallen masters wish. Effectively bringing the turbulent Sengoku period to a close. By the mid-1580s, he had established himself as the de facto leader of Japan, holding the prestigious titles of daijō-daijin or chancellor of the realm and kampaku the imperial regent. He further demonstrated his military ambition by launching the Japanese invasions of Korea, known as the Imjin War, deploying over 300,000 men in these campaigns. He become known as the taiko meaning the retired imperial regent although retained absolute power. Despite his charm, intelligence, and strategic brilliance, Hideyoshi could also be ruthlessly calculating. He orchestrated several massacres, including one against his own family, resulting in the deaths of many innocent women and children. Toyotomi Hideyoshi went by many names during his life, but for the purpose of the video I will refer to him as hideyoshi.
Born nameless and with no samurai roots, he became the most powerful man in Japan. This is his story.
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Early Life
07:34 From Peasant to Lord
12:46 A Master Strategist & General
22:33 Hideyoshi Overthrows the Oda Clan
28:42 Unification of Japan
34:19 Toyotomi Hideyoshi The Taiko & Tyrant
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All Comments (19)
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Hideoyoshi really had a rags to riches story, loved it nice video like always
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Between Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Ieyasu. Hideyoshi has to most fascinating story
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This make a great show for sure! The great rise of a peasant to the highest position of Japan.
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Mad respect to those warrior monks, a massive danger.
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36:57 Many people forgot to mention that Hideyoshi’s brother, Toyotomi Hidenaga, also died around the same time as his first son. Hidenaga was Hideyoshi’s right hand man. A top strategist who kept Hideyoshi’s ego and decisions in check. With him gone, it’s like Hideyoshi lost the angel on his shoulder and with his son also gone, the devil on his another shoulder completely took over. Just look at his political nightmarish decisions that Hideyoshi made after their deaths - Killing a well-respected tea master Sen no Rikyu simply because Rikyu vetoed his decision to invade Korea - Launching a harassment campaign and execution against his own nephew Hidetsugu - Imjin war - Executing 26 Catholic missionaries in Nagasaki - And most importantly, letting Tokugawa Ieyasu keep his own army in Edo, instead of demanding Ieyasu to send the troops to help him fight the Koreans, which ended up causing Ieyasu to become the most powerful warlord in Japan after the Imjin war and Hideyoshi’s death by default (because Hideyoshi’s army was so depleted from fighting) led to Ieyasu’s eventual victory at Sekigahara and the Tokugawa shogunate’s complete usurpation of power
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Hideyoshi's story sounds like something straight out of a book.
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Always a pleasant surprise! Thank you History Profiles. Your research is just wonderful!
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Since this video is about Hideyoshi, it would be nice if the next video is about one of Hideyoshi’s best warriors, a famous legend who’s regarded as “the last Sengoku hero” and a potentially major character in Shogun season 2. The Crimson Demon of War, Sanada Yukimura.
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Its sad how you can tell the exact moment where everything started to go down hill as he became drunk with power...
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Another great video @History Profiles very informative and enjoyable. Now we need the video on Date Masamune The One Eyed Dragon Samurai. He’s another legendary figure of the waring states era of Japan.
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Most epic manga ever.
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Thank you for choosing to do a video on this man. The uproar is tiresome and I'm relieved to hear someone telling his story.
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Thanks for the video I appreciate the effort you put into this I hope others do as well
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The three great unifiers are probably the greatest leaders in Japanese history. None of the other Japanese leaders required Machiavellian schemes, administrative power, military might and most importantly, visions to rule the country like them. Removing them from history, and the cities of Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo would never have existed. Japan would have become unrecognizable.
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0:53 Oda Nobunaga wasn’t assassinated, he committed seppuku. How do you get this wrong? You even did a video on it last week.
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Somethin must of happened because the feudal Japanese be thicc boi
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Next, the greatest rivalry in Japanese History?
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