Hideyoshi+Toyotomi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was one of the most influential and remarkable men in Japanese history. He was the man who laid the groundwork for the unification for Tokugawa before he died. Hideyoshi left his home at age 15 to join the army, after a few years he switched his allegiance to Oda Nobunaga, a very powerful lord during this time period. Though Nobunaga was rude and was very hard on Hideyoshi, he saw the talent for war this boy had. By the time Hideyoshi was 30, he was one of Nobunaga's primary assistants and when he was murdered in 1592, Hideyoshi took over the collation to avenge him. Hideyoshi in being able to control all of Japan, but he split it up into over 200 territories and gave a governor control of each one. Sadly, however, his reign did not last. In an effort to gain control of Korea out of sheer greed for more land. Hideyoshi was killed during battle. Because Hideyoshi only had one heir, a very young son, and he was killed almost immediately after Hideyoshi was killed, the era died with Hideyoshi.