The Pax Hideyoshi

August 28, 2023 justin-david-hebert Azuchi-Momoyama, Season 10 Comments Off on The Pax Hideyoshi
Season 10, Episode 9: The Pax Hideyoshi
A portrait of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the commoner who became the most powerful daimyo in all of Japan. Source: Public Domain
One of Hideyoshi’s sets of armor. His helmet was especially distinct. Source: Anthony Turba from Tokyo, Japon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Toyotomi Hidetsugu, the nephew of Hideyoshi who served as Kampaku after him, but was later accused of treason and ordered to commit seppuku. Source: Public Domain
One of Hidetsugu’s sets of armor, featuring a golden-antlered helm. Source: SLIMHANNYA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s order to expel the Jesuit missionaries from Japan. Source: Public Domain
While the original Daibutsu statue which Hideyoshi had ordered constructed has since been destroyed, this replica is believed to be roughly accurate. Source: Takahashi2022, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons