Difference between revisions of "1596"

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Keichô 1 (慶長元年)

1596/int.7/13 The Tenshô Earthquake strikes Osaka~Kyoto.
1596/8/28 Spanish galleon San Felipe, en route from Manila to Acapulco, crashes in Tosa province.
1596/9/1~2, Toyotomi Hideyoshi meets envoys from Ming Dynasty China at Osaka castle and is invested as King of Japan.

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 ==Timeline of 1596==
-*1596/[[Intercalary months|int]]7/13 Big earthquake strikes Osaka~[[Kyoto]].
+*1596/[[Intercalary months|int]].7/13 The [[Tensho Earthquake|Tenshô Earthquake]] strikes Osaka~[[Kyoto]].
 *1596/8/28 Spanish galleon ''[[San Felipe]]'', en route from Manila to Acapulco, crashes in [[Tosa province]].
-*1596/9/1~2, [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] meets envoy from [[Ming]] at [[Osaka castle]].
+*1596/9/1~2, [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] meets envoys from [[Ming Dynasty]] China at [[Osaka castle]] and is invested as King of Japan.
-*1596/12/19 Execution of 26 Christians in [[Hizen province|Hizen]].
+==Other Events of 1596==
+*Britain and France formally recognize the independence of the [[Netherlands]].
+*[[Pedro Martins]], the first bishop to travel to Japan, meets with Hideyoshi.
+===Births and Deaths===
+*Potter [[Sakaida Kakiemon]] is born (d. [[1666]]).
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-==Other Events of 1596==
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