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| ==Timeline of 1559== | | ==Timeline of 1559== |
| + | *Eiroku 1/12/7 (Jan 15, 1559) - The coronation of Queen Elizabeth I is held in England. |
| + | *1559/6-8 [[Siege of Iwakura]] by [[Oda Nobunaga]]; ends in the surrender of the castle and its subsequent destruction. |
| *1559/8 [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] priest [[Gaspar Vilela]] journeys to [[Kyoto]]. | | *1559/8 [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] priest [[Gaspar Vilela]] journeys to [[Kyoto]]. |
| *1559/8 [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]] retakes [[Moji castle]] for the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]]. | | *1559/8 [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]] retakes [[Moji castle]] for the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]]. |
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− | ==Other Events== | + | ==Other Events of 1559== |
| + | *The [[Go-Hojo clan|Hôjô]] compile a register of roughly 500 of their retainers, known as the ''[[Odawara-shu shoryo yakucho|Odawara-shû shoryô yakuchô]]''. |
| + | *[[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] seizes [[Otaka castle]] from the [[Oda clan]], which is then besieged by [[Oda Nobunaga]]. [[Matsudaira Motoyasu]] defeats the siege, providing provisions to the blockaded defenders. |
| + | *[[Jinbo Nagamoto]] attacks the [[Shiina clan]] at [[Matsukura castle]]. |
| + | *[[Kanrei]] [[Hosokawa Harumoto]] is captured by [[Miyoshi Chokei|Miyoshi Chôkei]], and is forced to become a monk, retiring to [[Settsu province]]. |
| + | *[[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari]] reclaims [[Akizuki castle]], returning it to the [[Akizuki clan]]. |
| + | *[[Rokkaku Yoshikata]] becomes a monk and retires as head of the [[Rokkaku clan]]. He continues to serve as ''de facto'' leader of the clan, alongside his son [[Rokkaku Yoshiharu]]. |
| + | *[[Shoni clan|Shôni clan]] is destroyed by the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji clan]]. |
| *[[Uesugi Kenshin]] journeys to Kyoto, paying tribute to [[Shogun]] [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru]], receiving an audience with the [[Imperial Court]], and visiting [[Mt. Hiei]] among other sites. | | *[[Uesugi Kenshin]] journeys to Kyoto, paying tribute to [[Shogun]] [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru]], receiving an audience with the [[Imperial Court]], and visiting [[Mt. Hiei]] among other sites. |
− | *[[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] seizes [[Otaka castle]] from the [[Oda clan]], which is then besieged by [[Oda Nobunaga]]. [[Matsudaira Motoyasu]] defeats the siege, providing provisions to the blockaded defenders. | + | |
| + | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *[[Fujita Nobuyoshi]], Uesugi clan retainer, is born (d. [[1616]]). |
| + | *[[Ikeda Yukisuke]], Ikeda clan samurai, is born (d. [[1584]]). |
| + | *[[Kano Motonobu|Kanô Motonobu]], painter, dies (b. [[1476]]). |
| + | *[[Kano Sanraku|Kanô Sanraku]], painter, is born (d. [[1635]]). |
| + | *[[Mori Takamasa|Môri Takamasa]], Toyotomi retainer, is born (d. [[1628]]). |
| + | *[[Nurhachi]] is born (d. [[1626]]). |
| + | *[[Otani Yoshitsugu|Ôtani Yoshitsugu]] is born (d. [[1600]]) |
| + | *[[Tokugawa Nobuyasu]], son of Ieyasu, is born (d. [[1579]]). |
| + | *[[Wen Zhengming]] dies (b. [[1470]]). |
| + | *[[Yuki Masakatsu]], lord of [[Shimosa province]], dies (b. [[1503]]). |
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