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* 1590/7/11 Odawara capitulates; [[Hojo Ujimasa|Hôjô Ujimasa]] commits suicide. | * 1590/7/11 Odawara capitulates; [[Hojo Ujimasa|Hôjô Ujimasa]] commits suicide. | ||
* 1590/7/21 A Korean mission numbering around 300 people stays at the [[Daitoku-ji]]. | * 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. | * 1590/8/1 [[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. | ||
==Other Events of 1590== | ==Other Events of 1590== | ||
Revision as of 12:35, 10 November 2012
Tenshô 18 (天正十八年)
Timeline of 1590
- 1590/3 Toyotomi troops begin invading the Kantô.
- 1590/4 Toyotomi Hideyoshi lays siege to the Hôjô family at Odawara castle (Sagami province), employing over 200,000 troops in the effort.
- 1590/7/11 Odawara capitulates; Hôjô Ujimasa commits suicide.
- 1590/7/21 A Korean mission numbering around 300 people stays at the Daitoku-ji.
- 1590/8 Ieyasu appoints 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 merchant and artisan districts in Edo.
Other Events of 1590
- 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.
Births and Deaths of 1590
- Naganuma Morihide dies.
- Noted painter Kanô Eitoku (b.1543) dies.
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1590 | Following Year 1591 |
