1571
Genki 2 (元亀二年)
Timeline of 1571
- 1571/1 Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin face each other for the last time at the Tone River (Kozuke province).
- 1571/5
- Oda Nobunaga lays siege to the Nagashima Ikkô stronghold in Ise province.
- Nagasaki is established as a foreign trading post by the Portuguese.
- 1571/6/14 Môri Motonari dies and is succeded by his grandson, Môri Terumoto
- 1571/8 Tokugawa Ieyasu takes Nagashino (Mikawa province) from Suganuma Sadayoshi.
- 1571/9/12 Nobunaga burns down Enryakuji
- 1571/10/3 Hôjô Ujiyasu dies and is succeded by Ujimasa.
Other Events of 1571
- The Shimazu clan of Satsuma province launches a punitive expedition against Amami Ôshima in response to Ryukyuan refusals to submit to Shimazu authority.
- Amami Ôshima submits to the authority of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû.
- The Kanze school of Noh relocates to Tokugawa Ieyasu's headquarters of Hamamatsu.
- Maeda Toshiie seizes control of Noto province on behalf of Oda Nobunaga.
- The Spanish seize Luzon Island, and establish the port city of Manila.
Births and Deaths
- 1571/5 Shimazu Takahisa dies.
- 1571/6/14 Môri Motonari dies.
- 1571/10/3 Hôjô Ujiyasu dies.
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