Illustrated Record of Toyotomi’s Achievements (One Random Volume) - 1858 to 1884 - Edo to Meiji Japan

Each purchase is for ONE random book from the series shown. "First quality" books have only minor damage overall. "Second quality" books may be missing the title card on the front cover, and have moderate damage from bugs inside. An Illustrated Record of Toyotomi's Achievements (繪本豐臣勳功記) chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a 16th century daimyō who is known as one of Japan's "great unifiers." Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537–1598) was a key figure in Japan's Sengoku period, rising from a peasant background to become one of Japan's most powerful leaders. After serving Oda Nobunaga, another powerful daimyō, he unified Japan following Nobunaga's assassination in 1582. Hideyoshi implemented significant reforms, including the "sword hunt" to disarm peasants and the establishment of a rigid class system. He led invasions of Korea, but they ended in failure.  Japanese books are read right to left (instead of left to right) and are bound on the right side, contrary to those in Western languages