Toyotomi Hidenaga

Toyotomi Hidenaga (豊臣 秀長, April 8, 1540 – February 15, 1591), formerly known as Hashiba Koichirō (羽柴 小一郎). He was a half-brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi,[1] one of the most powerful and significant warlords of Japan's Sengoku period.

Toyotomi Hidenaga
Toyotomi Hidenaga
Native name	豊臣 秀長
Birth name	Hashiba Koichirō (羽柴 小一郎)
Born	April 8, 1540
Died	February 15, 1591 (aged 50)
Allegiance	Toyotomi clan
Battles/wars	Battle of Yamazaki Battle of Shizugatake Battle of Komaki and Nagakute Shikoku Campaign Kyūshū Campaign
Spouse(s)	Chiun'in
Relations	Chikuami (father) Ōmandokoro (mother) Toyotomi Hideyoshi (half-brother) Asahi no kata (sister) Toyotomi Hidetsugu (nephew) Toyotomi Hideyori (nephew)

He was also known by his court title, Dainagon (大納言). He promoted Tōdō Takatora to chief engineer. He led Hideyoshi's vanguard force a few years later into Satsuma Province, contributing heavily to his half-brother's victories in gaining control of Kyūshū. Hidenaga was awarded the provinces of Kii, Izumi and Yamato, reaching a governance of one million koku. He was regarded as Hideyoshi's brain and right-arm. He died in Kōriyama, Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture), and his tomb is called Dainagon-zuka (大納言塚).

He took part in the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki, the Invasion of Shikoku (1585), and the 1587 Battle of Takajo, Battle of Sendaigawa and Siege of Kagoshima.[2]

Family

• Father: Chikuami
• Mother: Ōmandokoro (1516-1592)
• Siblings:
  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • Asahi no kata
  • Tomo, married Soeda Jinbae
• Wife: Chiun'in
• Children:
  • Koichiro later Yosuke
  • Kikuhime, married Toyotomi Hideyasu
  • Daizen-in, married Mori Hidemoto

Honours

• Junior Second Rank (August 8, 1587)

References

1. Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan, 1334-1615. Satford University: Stanford University Press. p. 321. ISBN 0804705259.
2. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. pp. 236, 238, 240, 276. ISBN 9781854095237.

See also

• Hōkoku Shrine (Osaka)