1498
Meiô 7 (明応七年)
Timeline of 1498
Other Events of 1498
- An earthquake strikes the Tôkai region; a tsunami destroys the daibutsuden ("Great Buddha Hall") housing the Kamakura Daibutsu, but the Great Buddha itself survives.
- Portuguese first reach India.
Births and Deaths
- Ashikaga Chachamaru dies.
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