1594

Bunroku 3 (文禄三年)

Other Events

• Abe Masakatsu is named "Iyo no kami" and is granted use of the Toyotomi surname.
• Construction is completed on Fushimi castle; Toyotomi Hideyoshi begins his residence there.
• Ikeda Terumasa marries Tokuhime, a daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
• Konoe Nobusuke is exiled to Satsuma province.
• A land survey is undertaken upon the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi stars in Osaka in a number of plays about his own life.

Korean Invasions

• Negotiations continue towards a truce between Japan, China, and Korea.
• Katô Kiyomasa et. al. are ordered to withdraw from Korea.
• Envoy from Hideyoshi arrives in Beijing seeking to negotiate a truce.

Births and Deaths

• Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna, lord of Noto, dies (b. 1536).
• Hongo Tadatora, Shimazu retainer, dies (b. 1556).
• Ishikawa Goemon, famous thief, is captured and executed.
• Kimura Shigenari, Toyotomi retainer, is born (d. 1615).
• Shimazu Teruhisa dies (b. 1567).
• Watari Motomune dies (b. 1530).

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