Hideyoshi's first warlord in the Totomi region, Matsushita Yukitsuna - his life from Toyotomi retainer to feudal lord

5th April 1598 (29th February 1600) is the death anniversary of Matsushita Yukitsuna, a Sengoku period warlord from Totomi. You may be wondering who he was. He was actually the first warlord of Totomi that Toyotomi Hideyoshi served, and later rose through the ranks while serving Hideyoshi, making for a rather interesting career. Speaking of Hideyoshi, you might assume that his only lord was Nobunaga, which might make you feel a bit betrayed, but…