*[[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]] succeeds his father [[Sho Sei|Shô Sei]] as king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. ''[[Sanshikan]]'' (Council of Three) begins to gain power.
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*The [[Iwami Silver Mine]] opens.
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*[[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]] succeeds his father [[Sho Sei (尚清)|Shô Sei]] as king of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. ''[[Sanshikan]]'' (Council of Three) begins to gain power.
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*[[Itsukushima Shrine]] is rebuilt.
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*[[Ming dynasty]] forces drive off a group of ''[[wako|wakô]]'' from [[Zhejiang province]]; the ''wakô'' then head towards Ryûkyû and are defeated by the Ryukyuan royal navy.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*Kôji 1/11/27 [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]] born (d. 1623).
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* 1556/4/20 [[Saito Dosan|Saitô Dôsan]] dies (b. [[1494]]).
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*1556/4/20 [[Saito Dosan|Saitô Dôsan]] dies (b. 1494).