1572
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Genki 3 (元亀三年)
Timeline of 1572
- 1572/1 Takeda Shingen and the Hôjô make peace; the latter breaks off relations with the Uesugi.
- 1572/4 Oda Nobunaga defeats the remnants of the Rokkaku family in Ômi province.
- 1572/5 Ryûzôji Takanobu forces the surrender of Tsukushi Hirokado of Chikuzen province.
- 1572/6 Shimazu Yoshihisa defeats Ito Yoshisuke at the Battle of Kizakihara in Hyûga province.
- 1572/9 Oda Nobunaga makes an unsucessful attack on Odani castle, the Asai's headquarters.
- 1572/11
- Takeda Shingen leads his army into the Tokugawa domain.
- Uesugi Kenshin clashes with rioting Ikkô-ikki in Etchû province.
- 1572/12 Akiyama Nobutomo, a Takeda retainer, captures Iwamura castle in mino from the Oda.
Other Events of 1572
- Emissaries from Satsuma province arrive in Okinawa, seeking tribute or vassalage from the Kingdom of Ryûkyû and are refused.
- Shô Ei succeeds his father as king of Ryûkyû.
- Tokugawa Ieyasu loses Futamata castle to the Takeda during the Mikatagahara campaign.
Battles of 1572
Births and Deaths
- King Shô Gen of Ryûkyû, dies (b. 1528).
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