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A to-be military leader is born. He is born to Kinoshita Yaemon and Ōmandokoro.
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On this date, Hideyoshi succeeds his predecessor Oda Nobunaga. He is now the Shogun.
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With his great military might, Hideyoshi has effortlessly subjugated, all a little over 1 year, the 5 provinces of Kyushu, Shikoku, Kii, Etchu, and Hida.
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The construction of the Osaka castle is complete, and it is a marvel of architecture.
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Hideyoshi bans all Christian missionaries from Japan and also bans the religion. -
Hideyoshi has now prohibited the ownership of weaponry. Nobody is allowed to carry or own weapons that may cause fatalities.
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Hideyoshi has now fully constructed the gigantic Odoi fortification wall around the city of Heiankyo
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Hideyoshi has now revamped the class system in Japan.
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Hideyoshi, confident in his military might, launches a colossal assault on Korea. With help from China, Korea cuts off the resource supply of Hideyoshi's army. They are forced to retreat. A second attack is initiated but in vain.
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Hideyoshi had 26 Christians arrested to show an example of what would happen if the people of Japan were to convert to Christianity. They are brutally tortured and nailed to the cross. -
Hideyoshi dies of unknown circumstances, as his death was kept a secret by the Council of Five Elders (A powerful Group of Feudal Lords). Tokugawa Ieyasu, his Daimyo, succeeds Hideyoshi.
