1573

Tenshô 1 (天正元年)

Timeline of 1573

• 1573/1/6 - Battle of Mikatagahara

Other Events of 1573

• The Portuguese build a wall separating their holdings on Macao from the Chinese.
• Oda Nobunaga drives Ashikaga Yoshiaki from Kyoto, marking the end of the Ashikaga shogunate.
• A port near Pusan is reopened to Japanese ships.
• The Kingdom of Ryûkyû sends a diplomatic mission to Shimazu Yoshihisa, daimyo of Satsuma province, presenting gifts, announcing the ascension of Shô Ei to the throne, and to request increased trade.
• The Wanli Emperor takes power in China.

Births and Deaths of 1573

• 1573/2 - Murakami Yoshikiyo dies at Nechi Castle in Echigo Province.
• 1573/4/12 - Takeda Shingen (52) dies at Komanba in Shinano Province.
• Goto Mototsugu is born.
• Princess Komatsu is born (d. 1620).
• Takuan Sôhô is born (d. 1645).

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