1593
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Timeline of 1593
At the opening of the year, Japanese armies are in Korea
- 1593/1/7 Japanese forces abandon P'yongyang to the Chinese; samurai under Kobayakawa Takakage defeat a Chinese army in a rear-guard action at Byokchekwan.
- 1593/5/1 Toyotomi Hideyoshi strips Ôtomo Yoshimune of his lands for cowardice in Korea
- 1593/5/15 Ishida Mitsunari and Konishi Yukinaga arrive at Nagoya with Chinese envoy.
- 1593/6/21 The Japanese capture Chinju.
- 1593/8 Fighting in Korea largely ends after negotiations begin.
- 1593/8/3 Yodogimi gives birth to Toyotomi Hideyori.
Other Events
- Isoho Monogatari, Japanese translation of Aesop's Fables, is published.
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