* 1551/9/1 [[Ouchi Yoshitaka|Ôuchi Yoshitaka]] is overthrown by [[Sue Harukata]] and commits suicide. He is replaced by [[Otomo Yoshinaga|Ôtomo (Ôuchi) Yoshinaga]], through whom Sue now rules the [[Ouchi clan|Ôuchi]].
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==Other Events of 1551==
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*[[Francis Xavier]] becomes the first Westerner to visit Kyoto; later in the year, departs Japan for Goa.
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===Births and Deaths of 1551===
* 1551/3/3 [[Oda Nobuhide]] dies.
* 1551/3/3 [[Oda Nobuhide]] dies.
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* 1551/9/1 [[Oûchi Yoshitaka]] is overthrown by [[Sue Harukata]] and commits suicide. He is replaced by Ôtomo (Oûchi) Yoshinaga, through whom Sue now rules the Oûchi