1593
Bunroku 1 (文禄元年) / Bunroku 2 (文禄二年)
Timeline of 1593
At the opening of the year, Japanese armies are in Korea
- Tenshô 20/12/8 (10 Jan 1593) - The era name is changed to Bunroku.
- 1593/1/1 (2 Feb 1593) - The second year of Bunroku begins.
- 1593/1/7 Japanese forces abandon P'yongyang to the Chinese; samurai under Kobayakawa Takakage defeat a Chinese army in a rear-guard action at Byokchekwan.
- 1593/5/1 Toyotomi Hideyoshi strips Ôtomo Yoshimune of his lands for cowardice in Korea
- 1593/5/15 Ishida Mitsunari and Konishi Yukinaga arrive at Nagoya with Chinese envoy.
- 1593/6/21 The Japanese capture Chinju.
- 1593/8 Fighting in Korea largely ends after negotiations begin.
Other Events of 1593
- Gregoria de Céspedes arrives in Japan, invited by Konishi Yukinaga.
- Isoho Monogatari, Japanese translation of Aesop's Fables, is published.
- Franciscans begin proselytizing efforts in Japan.
- Hideyoshi begins publicly performing in Noh plays.
Births and Deaths
- 1593/8/3 Yodogimi gives birth to Toyotomi Hideyori (d. 1615).
- Maeda Toshitsune, daimyô of Kaga han, is born (d. 1658).
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