Meiô 7 (明応七年)

Timeline of 1498

Other Events of 1498

  • An earthquake strikes the Tôkai region; a tsunami destroys the daibutsuden ("Great Buddha Hall") housing the Kamakura Daibutsu, but the Great Buddha itself survives.
  • Portuguese first reach India.

Births and Deaths

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