Hideyoshi joined Nobunaga at a young age, but was not highly regarded because of his peasant background.

Five regents were appointed to rule until his maturity, and conflicts among them began quickly.

In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu deposed Hideyori and took power after winning the Battle of Sekigahara.

As a result of the siege, Hideyori and his mother, Yodo-dono, committed seppuku in the flames of Osaka castle.

A rumor said that Toyotomi Hideyori's son Toyotomi Kunimatsu escaped execution, and another rumor said that Hideyori had an illegitimate son named Amakusa Shirō.