Toyotomi Hidenaga

Who was Toyotomi Hidenaga?

Toyotomi Hidenaga, formerly known as Hashiba Koichirō was a half-brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the most powerful warlords of Japan's Sengoku period. He was also known by his court title, Dainagon, Tōdō Takatora to the chief engineer. He led Hideyoshi's vanguard force a few years later into Satsuma Province, contributing heavily to his half-brother's victories in gaining control of Kyūshū. Hidenaga was rewarded the provinces of Kii, Izumi and Yamato, reaching a governance of one million koku. He was regarded as Hideyoshi's brain and right-arm. He died in Yamato Kōriyama, Nara, and his grave there is at Dainagon-zuka.