Sesshō and Kampaku
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In Japan, the Sesshō was a regent who was named to act on behalf of either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress regnant. The Kampaku was theoretically a sort of chief advisor for th
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi, otherwise known as Kinoshita Tōkichirō and Hashiba Hideyoshi, was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the late Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods, regarded as the second "Great Unifi
Sesshō and Kampaku
…Go-sekke): the Konoe, Kujō, Nijō, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa families. From then on, these five families served as Sesshō and Kampaku on a rotating basis. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the first person in history to become a Kampaku who was not a noble by birth; his nephew Toyotomi Hidetsugu also became a Kampaku. Hideyoshi obtained…
Nakamura Park in Nagoya, traditionally regarded as Hideyoshi's birthplace
A Jinbaori robe with a pattern of birds and other animals which is said to have been worn by Hideyoshi
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon No. 6, by Yoshitoshi: "Mount Inaba Moon" 1885, 12th month. The young Toyotomi Hideyoshi (then named Kinoshita Tōkichirō) leads a small group assaulting the castle on Mount Inaba.
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon No. 67, by Yoshitoshi: The Moon and Hideyoshi at the Battle of Shizugatake.