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| == Timeline of 1597 == | | == Timeline of 1597 == |
− | (Keichô 2; 慶長三年) | + | *Keichô 1/12/19 (5 Feb 1597) [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] orders the [[Twenty-six Martyrs of Nagasaki|execution of 26 Christians]] in [[Hizen province|Hizen]]; the first bloody persecution of Christians in Japan. |
− | | + | * 1597/2/21 Hideyoshi orders a resumption of the [[Korean Invasions|war in Korea]]. Ukita Hideie is placed in overall command. |
− | * 1597/2/21 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] orders a resumption of the [[Korean Invasions|war in Korea]]. Ukita Hideie is placed in overall command. | |
| * 1597/5/4 Construction of [[Fushimi castle]] completed. | | * 1597/5/4 Construction of [[Fushimi castle]] completed. |
− | * 1597/8 Japanese troops capture Namwon. | + | * 1597/7 Moveable type printing begins, based on models of mechanisms captured in Korea. |
| + | * 1597/7 Japanese forces defeat Korean naval forces at Chilcheonnyang. |
| + | * 1597/8 Japanese troops capture the Namwon fortress. |
| * 1597/8/28 [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] dies. | | * 1597/8/28 [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] dies. |
| * 1597/9 The 'miracle at Myongyang': 16 ships under [[Yi Sun Shin]] defeat a Japanese fleet of 133 vessels. | | * 1597/9 The 'miracle at Myongyang': 16 ships under [[Yi Sun Shin]] defeat a Japanese fleet of 133 vessels. |
− | * 1597/12 [[Kato Kiyomasa]] and [[Asano Yukinaga]] are besieged in Ulsan. The seige continues into the following Spring. | + | * 1597/12 [[Kato Kiyomasa|Katô Kiyomasa]] and [[Asano Yukinaga]] are besieged in Ulsan. The seige continues into the following spring. |
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| + | ==Other Events of 1597== |
| + | *Korea dispatches an embassy to [[Beijing]] to express gratitude to the [[Ming Dynasty]] for its aid in defending against Japanese invasion. |
| + | *Pottery techniques are imported from Korea. |
| + | *[[Niwa Nagashige]] takes command of [[Komatsu castle]] in [[Kaga province]]. |
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| + | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *''[[Kyogen|Kyôgen]]'' actor [[Okura Toraaki|Ôkura Toraaki]] is born (d. [[1662]]). |
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| + | |width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1596]]''' |
| + | |width="25%"|'''[[1597]]''' |
| + | |width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1598]]''' |
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| [[Category:Sengoku Period Timeline]] | | [[Category:Sengoku Period Timeline]] |