At the beginning of the year, Japanese armies are in [[Korean Invasions|Korea]].
At the beginning of the year, Japanese armies are in [[Korean Invasions|Korea]].
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* 1598/8/5 Hideyoshi establishes a council of regents ([[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], [[Maeda Toshiie]], [[Mori Terumoto|Môri Terumoto]], [[Ukita Hideie]], and [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]]) to rule while Hideyori comes of age.
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* 1598/4/20 [[Toyotomi Hideyori]] is elevated in [[court rank]].
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* 1598/8/18 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] dies.
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* 1598/7/15 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] gathers his council of regents ([[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], [[Maeda Toshiie]], [[Mori Terumoto|Môri Terumoto]], [[Ukita Hideie]], and [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]]) for the first time; they take the first series of oaths, promising to ensure that Hideyori rules once he comes of age.
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* 1598/8/18 Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies.
* 1598/8/25 Ieyasu and Toshiie orders the withdrawal of troops from Korea.
* 1598/8/25 Ieyasu and Toshiie orders the withdrawal of troops from Korea.
* 1598/11/10 Ming-Chôson Navy blocks Japanese troops.
* 1598/11/10 Ming-Chôson Navy blocks Japanese troops.