1553

Tenmon 22 (天文二十二年)

Timeline of 1553

• 1553/4 Oda Nobunaga and Saitô Dôsan meet at a temple in Owari province
• 1553/8 Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin confront each other for the first time in the First Battle of Kawanakajima in Shinano province - also known as the Battle of Fuse.

Other Events of 1553

• Naha harbor is successfully defended against a wakô raid.

Births and Deaths

• Buddhist priest Bonshun is born (d. 1632).

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