1587

Timeline of 1587

(Tenshô 15; 天正十五年)

• 1587/1 Hideyoshi accepts the title of Daijo daijin, becoming only the third warrior (after Taira Kiyomori and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu) to hold this title.
  • Toyotomi Hidenaga leads the main Toyotomi army into Kyûshû.
  • The Shimazu occupy Funai (Bungo province) but quickly abandon the city before the Toyotomi army.
• 1587/2 Toyotomi Hideyoshi leads another army onto Kyûshû, increasing the overall Toyotomi strength to nearly 170,000 men.
• 1587/6 Hideyoshi defeats the Shimazu at the [[Battle of the Sendai River.
  • The Shimazu surrender. Yoshihisa is forced to retire but his family retains Satsuma, Osumi, and part of Hyuga.
• 1587/7 Hideyoshi issues first Christian Expulsion edict.
• 1587/11 Toyotomi Hideyoshi holds the Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony.

Other Events of 1587

• Kanamori Nagachika destroys Anegakoji Koretsuna of Hida after the latter defies Hideyoshi.
• Ôtomo Sôrin dies.