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==Other Events of 1550==
==Other Events of 1550==
*A [[Mongol]] band under [[Altan Khan]] steps around or between sections of the [[Great Wall of China]], and makes its way to the gates of [[Beijing]]. After issuing demands for access to Chinese markets, they leave peacefully, without attacking the city.
*A [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ship enters the port of [[Hirado]] for the first time.
*[[Shimazu Takahisa]] decides to no longer support [[Christianity]]. He expels [[Francis Xavier]] from his domain; Xavier relocates to [[Hirado]].
*[[Shimazu Takahisa]] decides to no longer support [[Christianity]]. He expels [[Francis Xavier]] from his domain; Xavier relocates to [[Hirado]].
===Births and Deaths of 1550===
===Births and Deaths of 1550===
*[[Gregoria de Cespedes|Gregoria de Céspedes]] is born (d. [[1611]]).
* Ôtomo Yoshiaki is assassinated.
* Ôtomo Yoshiaki is assassinated.
* [[Tang Xianzu]]<!--湯顯祖-->, author of ''[[The Peony Pavilion]]'', is born (d. [[1616]]).
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