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== Timeline of 1579 == * 1579/5/11 Construction of [[Azuchi castle]] completed; it becomes [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s primary residenc

* ''Distinction: Lord of [[Aki province|Aki]], [[Suo province|Suo]], [[Izumo province|Izumo]], and [ ...Môri navy near the site of the earlier battle. In this [[Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi]] Kûki Yoshitaka avenged himself, and drove the Môri away. A further atte

[[Image:Murakami2_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The ''[[kamon]]'' of the Murakami.]] ...Môri's naval power and thus were key in establishing the Môri's domination of the Inland Sea, which lasted from around 1555-1576.

...and, following the fall of the [[Toyotomi clan]], it became a major center of [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa]] control in the [[Kinki region]]. ...c of floating junks past the fortress walls filled with the ears and noses of attempted escapees.

...-teppo.JPG|right|thumb|500px|An Edo period matchlock gun. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.]] ...s, the first European firearm to be introduced to Japan. Though some forms of gunpowder weapons existed in Japan earlier, having been introduced from Chi

* ''Other Names: Tenka dono (Lord of the Realm, or Hegemon)'' ...g much of Japan under his rule, and setting the stage for the eventual end of the wars and chaos which had dominated the archipelago for more than 100 ye