3 unifiers of Japan

Question 1

How did Oda Nobunaga come to be the most powerful daimyo in Japan?

Answer 1

He began his rise to power by establishing first his uncontested rule over his own family. He defeated his younger brother twice - the second time ultimately by forcing him to commit suicide.

Question 2

Explain why Oda, Hideyoshi and Ieyasu have become known as the ‘three great unifiers of Japan

Answer 2

Modern Japan recognizes Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu as the three “Great Unifiers” for their restoration of central government in the country.

Question 3

What were ways in which the Tokugawa shoguns tried to prevent other daimyo from challenging their power.

Answer 3

Tokugawa’s influence would be so important that the years from 1603 until 1867 are called the Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa worked quickly to limit the power of other daimyos by forcing them to keep a second residence in the capital of Edo.

Question 4

What was amazing about Hideyoshi’s background?

Answer 4

He rose in the ranks from a peasant soldier to the ruler of Japan