Toyotomi regime

Toyotomi regime (Japanese language: 豊臣政権 とよとみせいけん[*]) was a military government that nominally began in Tenshō 18 (1590 CE), but in practice lasted from Tenshō 13 (1585 CE) to Keichō 8 (1603 CE).

There are several theories about when the Toyotomi regime was established.

• Theory of May, Tenshō 11 (1583 CE) - Immediately after the Battle of Shizugatake, with awareness as the unifying ruler, he carried out provincial reassignment (kokuwake) and land reform among the various daimyō, built Osaka Castle, and took control of Kyoto.
• Theory of late June to mid-July, Tenshō 11 (1583 CE) - This is the period when Oda Nobukatsu withdrew from Azuchi Castle.
• Theory of March, Tenshō 13 (1585 CE) - Considering that Nobukatsu still inherited the property of the Oda house after the Honnō-ji Incident, this view holds that the establishment of the Toyotomi regime is marked by the time when Nobukatsu, defeated in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, went to the capital and submitted.
• Theory of Tenshō 16 (1588 CE) - This is the period when Toyotomi Hideyoshi began to rule Japan in earnest by arbitrarily abolishing the office of shogun held by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who had been the last to hold it.