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| == Timeline of 1590 == | | == Timeline of 1590 == |
− | * 1590/3 Toyotomi troops begin invading the Kanto. | + | * 1590/3 Toyotomi troops begin invading the Kantô. |
| * 1590/4 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] lays siege to the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] family at [[Odawara castle]] ([[Sagami province]]), employing over 200,000 troops in the effort. | | * 1590/4 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] lays siege to the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] family at [[Odawara castle]] ([[Sagami province]]), employing over 200,000 troops in the effort. |
− | * 1590/7/11 Odawara capitulates; [[Hôjô Ujimasa]] commits suicide. | + | * 1590/7/11 Odawara capitulates; [[Hojo Ujimasa|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. | + | * 1590/7/21 A Korean mission numbering around 300 people stays at the [[Daitoku-ji]]. |
| + | * 1590/8 Ieyasu appoints [[Taruya Tozaemon|Taruya Tôzaemon]] and [[Naraya Ichiemon]] to oversee merchants and artisans in [[Edo]]. |
| + | * 1590/8/1 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] arrives at [[Edo castle]], his new headquarters. The [[Tokugawa clan]] is completely relocated to the Kantô over the course of the next twelve months. |
| + | * 1590/8/18 Ieyasu authorizes the construction of bridges in Edo. |
| + | * 1590/9/1 Ieyasu begins the planning of [[chonin|merchant and artisan]] districts in Edo. |
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| ==Other Events of 1590== | | ==Other Events of 1590== |
− | *[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and [[Kakizaki Yoshihiro]] formally receive and meet with the [[Ezo]] (Ainu) island chief. | + | *[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and [[Kakizaki Yoshihiro]] formally receive and meet with the [[Ezo]] ([[Ainu]]) island chief. |
| + | *Hideyoshi demands [[tribute]] from Korea. [[Tsushima]] suggests that Korea send a mission in congratulations for Hideyoshi's unification of Japan; the mission arrives in the 7th month. |
| + | *The first four Japanese to travel to Europe return to Japan, having left in [[1582]] to meet with Pope Gregory XIII. They bring with them a printing press, and movable type blocks for both ''hiragana'' and ''kanji''. |
| + | *The Koishikawa channel is constructed, the first major [[waterworks]] project in Edo. |
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| ===Births and Deaths of 1590=== | | ===Births and Deaths of 1590=== |
| * [[Naganuma Morihide]] dies. | | * [[Naganuma Morihide]] dies. |
− | * Noted painter [[Kano Eitoku|Kanô Eitoku]] (b.1543) dies. | + | * Noted painter [[Kano Eitoku|Kanô Eitoku]] (b. [[1543]]) dies. |
− | | + | * [[Kano Sansetsu|Kanô Sansetsu]] is born (d. [[1651]]). |
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