Maeda Toshiie
The members of the council were all "daimyō" chosen due to their relation to the "taikō" and the amount of power they held in the country. Hideyoshi chose powerful "daimyō" to prevent authority being concentrated on a single "daimyō". Maeda Toshiie and Ukita Hideie were chosen due to their closeness with Hideyoshi as Maeda Toshiie was Hideyoshi's friend who had also served Oda Nobunaga. Maeda Toshiie was also chosen due to the respect he had from the Toyotomi family and Hideyoshi wanted to prevent Ieyasu from holding absolute power among the Five Elders. Ukita Hideie had been adopted under the name of "Yuushi" (Japanese:猶子) by Hideyoshi and his closeness with Hideyoshi also led him to be appointed as a member of the five elders. These "daimyō" had also all served under Hideyoshi for many years in his house administration.