Short answers, pulled from the story.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born on the 16th of February 1537 under the name Kinoshita Tōkichirō. He was born in Nakamura, Owari Province, into a family of peasant foot soldiers with no samurai lineage.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi rose from a peasant background to become the second Great Unifier of Japan by serving as a sandal-bearer to Oda Nobunaga. He distinguished himself through strategic brilliance and audacity, eventually earning the right to bear the surname Hashiba before consolidating power over the Oda clan.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the Sword Hunt in 1588 to confiscate weapons from peasants and issued the Bateren Edict in 1587 to expel Christian missionaries. These measures solidified the rigid class structure of Japan and allowed him to control Kirishitan daimyō while stopping human trafficking to overseas markets.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 with the explicit goal of conquering Korea and eventually Ming China. His plan outlined in a letter to his adopted son Hidetsugu stated that India, the Philippines, and many islands in the South Sea would share a like fate.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi died at Fushimi Castle on the 18th of September 1598. His last words to his generals were I depend upon you for everything. I have no other thoughts to leave behind. It is sad to part from you.