1569

Eiroku 12 (永禄十二年)

Timeline of 1569

• 1569/1/5 The Miyoshi attack Ashikaga Yoshiaki at the Honkokuji in Kyoto.
• 1569/4 Luis Frois meets with Oda Nobunaga in Kyoto.
• 1569/7 Fujii Kogen takes Kannabe castle from Mori forces.
• 1569/8
  • Yamanaka Shikanosuke clashes with Môri forces in Izumo province.
  • Fujii Kogen is forced out of Kannabe castle by Mori forces. He is defeated in the following battle.
• 1569/9
  • Shimazu Yoshihisa takes Ôguchi castle in Ôsumi from the Hishikari.
  • Chôsokabe Motochika defeats the Aki clan of Tosa and begins his efforts to take all of Shikoku.
• 1569/10
  • Môri and Ôtomo forces clash near Hakata in Chikuzen province.
  • Oda Nobunaga defeats Kitabatake Tomonori of Ise province and forces him to submit; soon after he abolishes Ise's toll barriers.
• 1569/10/9 Takeda Shingen surrounds Odawara castle in Sagami; around a week later Shingen retreats and in the process defeats a Hôjô army at the Battle of Mimasetoge.
• 1569/11/23 Hôjô Ujimasa repairs Odawara castle.
• 1569/12 Môri Motonari withdraws his army from Chikuzen province.

Other Events of 1569

• Luis de Almeida arrives at Amakusa.

Births and Deaths of 1569

• Abe Masatsugu is born (d. 1647).
• Ishin Sûden is born (d. 1633).
• Tosa Mitsumoto dies.

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