| Since his father Yoshihide was Sangi (councilor), he was assigned to be jiju and shosho (major general) and also was given the surname of Toyotomi in 1586 by Hideyoshi's effort ("Ryakumyo Dodai" (the Appointment List of Bureaucrats Ranked Fourth and Fifth)). |
14年には父義秀が参議であったことから秀吉のはからいで侍従・少将に任じられ、豊臣姓の称号をも授かる（『歴名土代』）。 |