Peasants were recruited as foot soldiers ... only by the multiple local wars but also by the first contact between Japan and Europe. Known as the Second Great Unifier of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ...

The peasants were angry about a range of issues, such as low pay and the introduction of a poll tax. They demanded changes were made. The revolt did not achieve all of the peasants’ aims and the ...

His talent and ambition had allowed him to rise from a humble peasant background. Building on Nobunaga’s achievements, Hideyoshi brought all of Japan under his control by about 1590. Two problems ...