Oda Nobunaga
The first unifier of Japan.
Toyomoti Hideyoshi
The second Unifier of Japan; used to be a servant of Oda Nobunaga.
Tokygawa Ieyasu
The third Unifier of Japan; under his rule the Sengoku Period came to an end.
There where 3 men that brought the constant civil war of Japan to an end, starting a period of peace and stability across the country. Oda Nobunaga, Toyomoti Hideyoshi and Tokygawa Ieyasu all had very different characters; there is an famous Japanese story for the characters of the three unifiers of Japan.
Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Tokugawa were watching a cuckoo bird waiting for it to sing, but the bird wouldn't sing. Nobunaga says "Little bird, if you don't sing I will kill you". Hideyoshi says "Little bird, if you don't sing, I'll make you sing". Then Tokugawa Ieyasu says to the bird "Little bird, if you don't sing I will wait for you to sing".
It was these characteristics that made these men so important for the unification of Japan. Nobunaga's violent and impatient demeanor made him a scary leader, he won over majority of Japan but was then defeated and took his own life. Hideyoshi was Nobunaga first man and took over his leadership after his masters death. A loyal and willing leader and soldier soon to become the first official Shogun, only to be taken over by Ieyasu, a soldier feared on the battlefield for his incredible patience and wisdom. It was Ieyasu, becoming Shogun after Hideyoshi who was to finally bring peace to the warring clans of Japan.
The first unifier of Japan.
Toyomoti Hideyoshi
The second Unifier of Japan; used to be a servant of Oda Nobunaga.
Tokygawa Ieyasu
The third Unifier of Japan; under his rule the Sengoku Period came to an end.
There where 3 men that brought the constant civil war of Japan to an end, starting a period of peace and stability across the country. Oda Nobunaga, Toyomoti Hideyoshi and Tokygawa Ieyasu all had very different characters; there is an famous Japanese story for the characters of the three unifiers of Japan.
Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Tokugawa were watching a cuckoo bird waiting for it to sing, but the bird wouldn't sing. Nobunaga says "Little bird, if you don't sing I will kill you". Hideyoshi says "Little bird, if you don't sing, I'll make you sing". Then Tokugawa Ieyasu says to the bird "Little bird, if you don't sing I will wait for you to sing".
It was these characteristics that made these men so important for the unification of Japan. Nobunaga's violent and impatient demeanor made him a scary leader, he won over majority of Japan but was then defeated and took his own life. Hideyoshi was Nobunaga first man and took over his leadership after his masters death. A loyal and willing leader and soldier soon to become the first official Shogun, only to be taken over by Ieyasu, a soldier feared on the battlefield for his incredible patience and wisdom. It was Ieyasu, becoming Shogun after Hideyoshi who was to finally bring peace to the warring clans of Japan.
