Hideyoshi: He was born on March the 17th, 1537 He died on September the 18th, 1598
Hideyoshi, was a daimyo warrior, a great general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle. He is noted for a number of cultural legacies, including the restriction that only members of the samurai class could bear arms. Hideyoshi is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".