1590
(Tenshô 18; 天正十八年)
Timeline of 1590
- 1590/3 Toyotomi troops begin invading the Kanto.
- 1590/4 Toyotomi Hideyoshi lays siege to the Hôjô family at Odawara castle (Sagami province), employing over 200,000 troops in the effort.
- 1590/7/11 Odawara capitulates; Hôjô Ujimasa commits suicide.
- 1590/8/1 Tokugawa Ieyasu arrives at Edo castle, his new headquarters. The Tokugawa clan is completly relocated to the Kanto over the course of the next twelve months.
Other Events of 1590
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Kakizaki Yoshihiro formally receive and meet with the Ezo (Ainu) island chief.
Births and Deaths of 1590
- Naganuma Morihide dies.
- Noted painter Kanô Eitoku (b.1543) dies.
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