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* 1597/5/4 Construction of [[Fushimi castle]] completed. | * 1597/5/4 Construction of [[Fushimi castle]] completed. | ||
* 1597/7 Moveable type printing begins, based on models of mechanisms captured in Korea. | * 1597/7 Moveable type printing begins, based on models of mechanisms captured in Korea. | ||
| − | * 1597/8 Japanese troops capture Namwon. | + | * 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. | ||
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==Other Events of 1597== | ==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. | *Pottery techniques are imported from Korea. | ||
*[[Niwa Nagashige]] takes command of [[Komatsu castle]] in [[Kaga province]]. | *[[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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Latest revision as of 10:21, 15 August 2019
Keichô 2 (慶長二年)
Timeline of 1597
- Keichô 1/12/19 (5 Feb 1597) Toyotomi Hideyoshi orders the execution of 26 Christians in Hizen; the first bloody persecution of Christians in Japan.
- 1597/2/21 Hideyoshi orders a resumption of the war in Korea. Ukita Hideie is placed in overall command.
- 1597/5/4 Construction of Fushimi castle completed.
- 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.
- 1597/9 The 'miracle at Myongyang': 16 ships under Yi Sun Shin defeat a Japanese fleet of 133 vessels.
- 1597/12 Katô Kiyomasa and Asano Yukinaga are besieged in Ulsan. The seige continues into the following spring.
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.
Births and Deaths
- Kyôgen actor Ôkura Toraaki is born (d. 1662).
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