Hideyoshi launched the invasion of Korea in 1592, with the aim of conquering Korea first and using it as a base for eventual conquest of China. As things turned out, although the superior Japanese ...

May 31, 2020 · When Hideyoshi wanted to invade Korea, the Tokugawa clan noticeably stayed out of the conflict. What were the reasons for them doing so?

Apr 14, 2016 · From wikipedia: Although Rikyū had been one of Hideyoshi's closest confidants, because of crucial differences of opinion and other reasons which remain uncertain, Hideyoshi ordered him to …

Toyotomi Hideyoshi threatened to exterminate all Japanese foxes unless he heard from the god Inari. What was the aftermath (if any)?

That same year, Hideyoshi conquered Kyūshū and banished Christian missionaries to exert greater control over the Kirishitan (Christian in Japanese) daimyo (that's plural). And ten years later, on …

Nov 27, 2014 · The position of Emperor of Japan was, as I understand it, strictly hereditary, due to the necessity that the Emperor 'descend' from Amaterasu. Thus, the Shogun was not eligible to be …

This is according to Hosokawa Yusai (who served both Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu), in his Collection of General Principles 1671. I don't remember the source anymore, but a horo could …

May 29, 2025 · The Soviet Union's first population census in 1926 identified 176 distinct nationalities, many of which were assigned a titular administrative-territorial division within the country. These divisi...

Jul 9, 2013 · Thank you. Besides Hitler, what was the Nazi POV on Indian Aryans in general? E.g., Schopenhauer, who influenced Nazi ideology, went gaga over ancient Hindu literature, philosophy, …

Dec 24, 2024 · Licensed female medical practitioners may have been rare during the Middle Ages, but they did exist. While I have yet to find an example from France, here is one from Portugal. Iona …