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portrait of toyotomi hideyoshi drawn in 1601 Ōgimachi go-yōzei go-yōzei toyotomi hideyoshi 1601.jpg konoe sakihisa fujiwara no sakihisa toyotomi hidetsugu tokugawa ieyasu nakamura-ku , nagoya 18 september 1598 fushimi castle nene , yodo-dono japanese 2 february 1536 imperial regent of japan chancellor of the realm 1585 1587 toyotomi hideyoshi
 1591 1598 toyotomi hideyoshi
toyotomi hideyoshi

hideyoshi is noted for a number of cultural legacies , including the restriction that only members of the samurai class could bear arms .
he financed the construction , restoration and rebuilding of many temples standing today in kyoto .
hideyoshi played an important role in the history of christianity in japan when he ordered the execution by crucifixion of twenty-six christians .
