Toyotomi Hidenaga

Japanese: 豊臣秀長 - とよとみひでなが

1541-91 (Tenbun 10-Tensho 19)
A military commander in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's half-brother. Son of Chikaami. Koichiro, later Mino no Kami. Initially called Nagahide, he changed his name to Hidenaga around 1585 (Tensho 13). From 1577 onwards, he distinguished himself by accompanying Hideyoshi in his conquest of the Chugoku region, and as the lord of Takeda and Izushi castles in Tajima, he worked to conquer Tajima and Harima. Even after the Honnoji Incident, he served as Hideyoshi's right-hand man in the battles of Yamazaki, Shizugatake, Komaki and Nagakute. In 1585, after the suppression of the Kishu Ikki, he played a major role in the conquest of Kii, and in the conquest of Shikoku, defeating the Chosokabe clan as Hideyoshi's representative. For this achievement, in leap August of the same year, he was awarded 1 million koku, which included Yamato and Kii, as well as parts of Izumi and Iga, and made Yamato Koriyama his castle.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1541‐91(天文10‐天正19)
安土桃山時代の武将。豊臣秀吉の異父弟。筑阿弥の子。小一郎，のち美濃守。初め長秀，1585年(天正13)ころより秀長に改めた。1577年以降秀吉の中国征伐に従って頭角をあらわし，但馬竹田･出石城主などとして但馬･播磨経略に努めた。本能寺の変後も秀吉の片腕として山崎の戦，賤ヶ岳の戦，小牧･長久手の戦に従軍。85年には紀州一揆弾圧後の紀伊経略，秀吉の名代として長宗我部氏を下した四国征伐で大役を果たし，その功により同年閏8月大和･紀伊に和泉･伊賀の一部を加えた100万石を領し，大和郡山を居城とした。

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