Toyotomi clan: Kampaku (Second)

Toyotomi Hidetsugu

豊臣秀次

Born as the son of Hideyoshi's sister and Miyoshi Yoshifusa, Toyotomi Hidetsugu was adopted by Hideyoshi and positioned as heir to the Toyotomi clan. His birth and death years are uncertain, variously recorded as Eiroku 10/11 and Bunroku 3/4 (1595). In 1585, he was granted Ōmi Hachiman with 430,000 koku and became lord of Yamamachibashi Castle. In 1591, following the death of Hideyoshi's eldest son Tsurumaru, he was granted the position of Kampaku and given Jurakudai Palace, assuming control of government affairs including land surveys and document issuance. When Hideyoshi's actual son Hideyori was born in 1593, the succession plan was completely reversed. Hidetsugu was exiled to Mount Kōya where he committed suicide, Jurakudai was demolished, and his wife, children, and relatives were executed at Sanjō River in Kyoto. Hidetsugu's fall marked a turning point from a succession system centered on an adult Kampaku to one in which daimyo and commissioners supported the young Hideyori.

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