Difference between revisions of "1597"

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Keichô 2 (慶長二年)

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.

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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 * 1597/5/4 Construction of [[Fushimi castle]] completed.
 * 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.
 * 1597/9 The 'miracle at Myongyang': 16 ships under [[Yi Sun Shin]] defeat a Japanese fleet of 133 vessels.