His later military aspirations to invade Korea and China were foiled by a defeat at sea in 1592; but he had largely completed the unification that his former lord Oda Nobunaga had begun.
Distressed that he lacked an heir after his first son Tsurumatsu died, this man appointed his nephew to the task – but, after the birth of his second son, he forced his nephew to perform seppuku, in addition to publicly executing his children and 31 female relatives. To enforce class separation, he oversaw the gathering and melting down of swords from the peasant class. His later military aspirations to invade Korea and China were foiled by a defeat at sea in 1592; but he had largely completed the unification that his former lord Oda Nobunaga had begun. For ten points, name this Japanese leader who paved the way for the peaceful Tokugawa era.
Distressed that he lacked an heir after his first son Tsurumatsu died, this man appointed his nephew to the task – but, after the birth of his second son, he forced his nephew to perform seppuku, in addition to publicly executing his children and 31 female relatives.
Toyotomi {Hideyoshi}