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Hideyoshi

American  
[hee-de-yaw-shee] / ˈhi dɛˈyɔ ʃi /

noun

  1. Toyotomi 1536–98, Japanese general and statesman: prime minister and dictator of Japan 1585–98.


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The show opens with the death of Japan's former ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, paving the way for Shogun's power struggle.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

By 1590, Hideyoshi had defeated all the daimyos in Japan and required that they declare their loyalty to him.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Hideyoshi set out to destroy the daimyo that remained hostile.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Hideyoshi responded by grabbing his bamboo tea ladle, and smashing it in two.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2010

“It’s a bad sign,” said Scythe Hideyoshi, “when our young hopefuls gravitate so openly to the enemy.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman