Toyotomi Hidetsugu

Timeline

1. c. 1577–1584Kinki · KinkiHidetsugu was the son of Hideyoshi's sister; taken into the Toyotomi house as a child, he received warrior training and gradually gained fiefs such as Nagahama in Ōmi, becoming a promising young figure in the Toyotomi regime.
2. 1585–1590Shikoku, Kyushu, Odawara · JapanHidetsugu took part in the Shikoku campaign of 1585, the Kyushu campaign of 1587, and the Odawara campaign of 1590, accumulating merit as a young general, winning Hideyoshi's deep trust and being regarded as the Toyotomi successor.
3. 1591–1595Kyoto · KyotoIn 1591 Hideyoshi abdicated and Hidetsugu became kanpaku, directing court and Kyoto affairs; later, amid conflict over succession with Hideyoshi's legitimate son Hideyori and machinations by political enemies, he was accused of rebellion in 1595 and forced to commit seppuku at Mount Kōya, further complicating the Toyotomi succession.