Upon the assassination of his master, this man swiftly returned to Shoryuji Castle and defeated Akechi Mitsuhide at the battle of Tennozan. Then taking the position of taiko, he reformed the tax system and ordered peasants to pay in grains of rice, while disallowing them from possessing weapons. Although his reign saw the popularization of the tea ceremony, he ordered Sen no Rikyu, the great tea-m
Upon the assassination of his master, this man swiftly returned to Shoryuji Castle and defeated Akechi Mitsuhide at the battle of Tennozan. Then taking the position of taiko, he reformed the tax system and ordered peasants to pay in grains of rice, while disallowing them from possessing weapons. Although his reign saw the popularization of the tea ceremony, he ordered Sen no Rikyu, the great tea-master, to commit seppuku. In a display of political ambition, he ordered two invasions of Korea in 1592 and 1598, though neither was successful. For 10 points, name this successor to Oda Nobunaga and predecessor to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the second great unifier in Japanese history.
Upon the assassination of his master, this man swiftly returned to Shoryuji Castle and defeated Akechi Mitsuhide at the battle of Tennozan.
Toyotomi {Hideyoshi}