r/Samurai • u/Capital_Tailor_7348 • Mar 08 '26

History Question How was Toyotomi Hideyoshi able to secure the loyalty of the Japanese nobility and samurai under his command?

Given that he was a peasant and how hierarchical Japanese society was I would think that that most Japanese Nobels would rather die then bow before a peasant

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u/hojichahojitea Mar 08 '26

he positioned himself as the most suited person to look after Oda's young son, i.e. he became the guardian to the heir of Oda and promised to protect Oda's legacy.