1481
Bunmei 13 (文明十三年)
Timeline of 1481
- 1481/8 An ayabune from the Ryûkyû Kingdom arrives in Satsuma for the first time in records extant today.
Other Events of 1481
- Five Ryukyuan students are sent to China to study at the National Academy in Beijing.
Births and Deaths
- Asakura Toshikage, composer of the Toshikage Jûshichikajo, dies and is succeded by Asakura Norikage.
- Zen master Ikkyû Sôjun dies (b. 1394).
- Kanze Motohiro is born.
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