1583
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Tenshô 11 (天正十一年)
Timeline of 1583
- 1583/4/21 Battle of Shizugatake
- 1583/4/24 Shibata Katsuie and Oichi commits suicide at Kitanoshô castle.
- 1583/9/1 Construction of Osaka castle is started.
Other Events of 1583
- King Shô Ei of Ryûkyû is formally presented with Miyako-jôfu textiles. Records of this event are the earliest extant records of this particular textile art.
- Italian Jesuit artist Giovanni Niccolo arrives in Japan, dispatched by Rome to train Japanese artists in the creation of Christian devotional paintings.
Births and Deaths
- Hayashi Razan is born (d. 1657).
- Nakagawa Kiyohide dies.
- Sakuma Morimasa is captured at Shizugatake and later executed.
- Shibata Katsumasa is killed at Shizugatake.
- Shibata Katsuhisa is killed at Shizugatake.
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