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* 1597/5/4 Construction of [[Fushimi castle]] completed.
* 1597/5/4 Construction of [[Fushimi castle]] completed.
* 1597/7 Moveable type printing begins, based on models of mechanisms captured in Korea.
* 1597/7 Moveable type printing begins, based on models of mechanisms captured in Korea.
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* 1597/8 Japanese troops capture Namwon.
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* 1597/7 Japanese forces defeat Korean naval forces at Chilcheonnyang.
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* 1597/8 Japanese troops capture
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* 1597/8/28 [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] dies.
* 1597/8/28 [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] dies.
* 1597/9 The 'miracle at Myongyang': 16 ships under [[Yi Sun Shin]] defeat a Japanese fleet of 133 vessels.
* 1597/9 The 'miracle at Myongyang': 16 ships under [[Yi Sun Shin]] defeat a Japanese fleet of 133 vessels.
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==Other Events of 1597==
==Other Events of 1597==
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*Korea dispatches an embassy to [[Beijing]] to express gratitude to the [[Ming Dynasty]] for its aid in defending against Japanese invasion.
*Pottery techniques are imported from Korea.
*Pottery techniques are imported from Korea.
*[[Niwa Nagashige]] takes command of [[Komatsu castle]] in [[Kaga province]].
*[[Niwa Nagashige]] takes command of [[Komatsu castle]] in [[Kaga province]].
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===Births and Deaths===
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*''[[Kyogen|Kyôgen]]'' actor [[Okura Toraaki|Ôkura Toraaki]] is born (d. [[1662]]).
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