MILITARY PERSONNEL

Toyotomi Hideyori

1593 - 1615

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Toyotomi Hideyori (豊臣 秀頼, August 28, 1593 – June 4, 1615) was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who first united all of Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Toyotomi Hideyori has received more than 851,085 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Toyotomi Hideyori is the 345th most popular military personnel (down from 301st in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Japan (down from 111th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

Toyotomi Hideyori is most famous for being the son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was a major figure in the unification of Japan. Hideyori was a child when his father died, and he was too young to rule. The Tokugawa shogunate took control of Japan and Hideyori became a figurehead. He was eventually deposed by the Tokugawa shogunate and committed suicide.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Toyotomi Hideyori ranks 345 out of 2,058Before him are Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Kim Philby, Italo Gariboldi, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, and Eduard Dietl. After him are Andrei Grechko, Hans-Valentin Hube, Rudolf Abel, James Paul Moody, Henri Giraud, and Hugo Sperrle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1593, Toyotomi Hideyori ranks 5Before him are Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges de La Tour, Jacob Jordaens, and Mumtaz Mahal. After him are Nicolaes Tulp, George I Rákóczi, Matthäus Merian, Balthasar van der Ast, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Anthony van Diemen, and George Herbert. Among people deceased in 1615, Toyotomi Hideyori ranks 3Before him are Margaret of Valois, and Hans von Aachen. After him are Sanada Yukimura, Giambattista della Porta, Dom Justo Takayama, Heo Jun, Yodo-dono, Virginia de' Medici, Claudio Acquaviva, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, and Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Toyotomi Hideyori ranks 145 out of 6,245Before him are Ishida Mitsunari (1559), Tameo Ide (1908), Yamagata Aritomo (1838), Kuniaki Koiso (1880), Makoto Kobayashi (1944), and Sakichi Toyoda (1867). After him are Emperor Sujin (-147), Ishikawa Goemon (1558), Emperor Kanmu (737), Emperor Kōrei (-341), Torakusu Yamaha (1851), and Issey Miyake (1938).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Toyotomi Hideyori ranks 18Before him are Tōgō Heihachirō (1848), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), Okita Sōji (1842), Shunroku Hata (1879), Ishida Mitsunari (1559), and Yamagata Aritomo (1838). After him are Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885), Iwane Matsui (1878), Sanada Yukimura (1567), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Nogi Maresuke (1849), and Shoichi Yokoi (1915).