The three great unifiers of Japan are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. They all each have distinctly different personalities but they worked perfectly together to unify Japan. Oda Nobunaga is the first of the unifiers. He was known as a violent and impatient leader, but he was also bold, ambitious, and brilliant. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is the second unifier of Japan. Hideyoshi started as a peasant but rose through the ranks to become one of Oda’s most trusted generals and lead his armies(The Three Unifiers). After Oda’s death, Hideyoshi ruled Japan and was known as a shrewd and clever leader. The third and last unifier of Japan is Tokugawa Ieyasu. He brought the Sengoku period to an end when he became shogun. He was known for being calm and patient. There is a folk story about their character. They all wanted a bird to sing, Nobunaga said ”sing or I’ll kill you.” Hideyoshi said ”I’ll make you want to sing.” Ieyasu waited until the bird sang. This story shows the characters that would unify Japan. The Sengoku jidai brought new technological innovations. When the Europeans first arrived, they introduced new technology to Japan. One of the new technology was firearms. Guns completely changed warfare and how battles were fought. Clocks and glassware was brought over by the Dutch. Europeans also brought their faith with them,”Within 50 years, 150,000 Japanese had become Christians.”(Philips
The three great unifiers of Japan are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. They all each have distinctly different personalities but they worked perfectly together to unify Japan. Oda Nobunaga is the first of the unifiers. He was known as a violent and impatient leader, but he was also bold, ambitious, and brilliant. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is the second unifier of Japan. Hideyoshi started as a peasant but rose through the ranks to become one of Oda’s most trusted generals and lead his armies(The Three Unifiers). After Oda’s death, Hideyoshi ruled Japan and was known as a shrewd and clever leader. The third and last unifier of Japan is Tokugawa Ieyasu. He brought the Sengoku period to an end when he became shogun. He was known for being calm and patient. There is a folk story about their character. They all wanted a bird to sing, Nobunaga said ”sing or I’ll kill you.” Hideyoshi said ”I’ll make you want to sing.” Ieyasu waited until the bird sang. This story shows the characters that would unify Japan. The Sengoku jidai brought new technological innovations. When the Europeans first arrived, they introduced new technology to Japan. One of the new technology was firearms. Guns completely changed warfare and how battles were fought. Clocks and glassware was brought over by the Dutch. Europeans also brought their faith with them,”Within 50 years, 150,000 Japanese had become Christians.”(Philips