(Tenshô 15; 天正十五年)
Timeline of 1587
- 1587/3
- Toyotomi Hidenaga leads the main Toyotomi army into Kyûshû.
- The Shimazu occupy Funai (Bungo province) but quickly abandon the city before the Toyotomi army.
- 1587/4 Toyotomi Hideyoshi leads another army onto Kyûshû, increasing the overall Toyotomi strength to nearly 170,000 men.
- 1587/5 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.
- 1587/5/23 Ôtomo Sôrin dies.
- 1587/6/19 Hideyoshi issues first Christian Expulsion edict.
- 1587/10/1 Toyotomi Hideyoshi holds the Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony.
Other Events of 1587
- Kanamori Nagachika destroys Anegakoji Koretsuna of Hida after the latter defies Hideyoshi.
- Shô Nei succeeds his father Shô Ei as king of Ryûkyû.
Births and Deaths of 1587
- Kyushu daimyô Ôtomo Sôrin dies. (b. 1530)
- Christian daimyô Omura Sumitada dies (b. 1533).
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