Toshiie MAEDA, one of the five regents of Hideyoshi and a mediator between the Militarist Faction (including Masanori FUKUSHIMA and Kiyomasa KATO who rose to power using their military forces) and the Civilian Faction (including Mitsunari ISHIDA and Nagamasa ASANO who rose to power through their statesmanship) died.
五大老の一人で武断派（福島正則、加藤清正ら武力でのし上がった者）と文治派（石田三成、浅野長政ら政治向きなことでのし上がった者）の対立を仲裁していた前田利家が死去。