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Keichô 2 (慶長二年)
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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 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.
+==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===
+*''[[Kyogen|Kyôgen]]'' actor [[Okura Toraaki|Ôkura Toraaki]] is born (d. [[1662]]).
+*[[Prince Soncho|Prince Sonchô]] dies (b. [[1552]]).
+<center>
+{| border="3" align="center"
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+|width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1596]]'''
+|width="25%"|'''[[1597]]'''
+|width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1598]]'''
+|}
+</center>
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