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TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI: A Japanese warlord
who succeeded, with ODA NOBUNAGA and
TOKUGAWA IEYASU, in reuniting JAPAN.
The son of poor infantryman, Toyotomi rose
through the ranks to become a leading
warlord and a contender for the shogunate.
By 1590 he had crushed all rival warlords and
was appointed civil dictator by the emperor.
He then turned his intention to KOREA,
reputedly the first step in an attempt to
conquer CHINA. CHINA came to KOREA's
aid and the Japanese army was forced to
retreat. A second invasion was a similar
negotiations for a peace treaty were
underway. His family was wiped out in 1614-
1615 by his one-time ally, TOKUGAWA
IEYASU, who wanted to seize all power in
JAPAN for his own family. (See also Japan
article).