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Bunroku 1 (文禄元年) / Bunroku 2 (文禄二年)
== Timeline of 1593 ==
== Timeline of 1593 ==
(Bunroku 2; 文禄二年)
At the opening of the year, Japanese armies are in [[Korean Invasions|Korea]]
* Tenshô 20/12/8 (10 Jan 1593) - The ''[[nengo|era name]]'' is changed to [[Bunroku]].
* 1593/1/1 (2 Feb 1593) - The second year of Bunroku begins.
* 1593/1/7 Japanese forces abandon P'yongyang to the Chinese; samurai under [[Kobayakawa Takakage]] defeat a Chinese army in a rear-guard action at Byokchekwan.
* 1593/1/7 Japanese forces abandon P'yongyang to the Chinese; samurai under [[Kobayakawa Takakage]] defeat a Chinese army in a rear-guard action at Byokchekwan.
* 1593/2/10-3/6 [[Yi Sun-shin]] leads seven attacks on Japanese fleets.
* 1593/4 Japanese forces withdraw to the south of the Korean peninsula.
* 1593/5/1 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] strips [[Otomo Yoshimune|Ôtomo Yoshimune]] of his lands for cowardice in Korea
* 1593/5/1 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] strips [[Otomo Yoshimune|Ôtomo Yoshimune]] of his lands for cowardice in Korea
* 1593/5/15 [[Ishida Mitsunari]] and [[Konishi Yukinaga]] arrive at Nagoya with Chinese envoy.
* 1593/5/15 [[Ishida Mitsunari]] and [[Konishi Yukinaga]] arrive at Nagoya with Chinese envoy.
* 1593/6/21 The Japanese capture Chinju.
* 1593/6/21 The Japanese capture Chinju.
* 1593/8 Fighting in Korea largely ends after negotiations begin.
* 1593/8 Fighting in Korea largely ends after negotiations begin.
* 1593/8/3 [[Yodogimi]] gives birth [[Hideyori|Toyotomi Hideyori]].
* 1593/8/15 Yi Sun-shin is appointed naval commander of the three southern provinces of Korea.
==Other Events of 1593==
*[[Gregoria de Cespedes|Gregoria de Céspedes]] arrives in Japan, invited by [[Konishi Yukinaga]].
*''[[Isoho Monogatari]]'', Japanese translation of Aesop's Fables, is published.
*Franciscans begin proselytizing efforts in Japan.
*Hideyoshi begins publicly performing in [[Noh]] plays.
*The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] sends an ''[[ayabune]]'' to [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]], loaded with more than half of the supplies requested of them several years earlier to help support the Korean Invasions.
===Births and Deaths===
* 1593/8/3 [[Yodogimi]] gives birth to [[Toyotomi Hideyori]] (d. [[1615]]).
*[[Gushichan Noan|Gushichan Nôan]] (Kin Kokutei) dies.
*[[Horin Josho|Hôrin Jôshô]] is born (d. [[1668]]).
*[[Imai Sokyu|Imai Sôkyû]] dies (b. [[1520]]).
*[[Maeda Toshitsune]], daimyô of [[Kaga han]], is born (d. [[1658]]).
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