1566

Eiroku 9 (永禄九年)

Timeline of 1566

• 1566/2/17 Ashikaga Yoshiaki gives up a Buddhist priesthood and begins seeking out a patron to name him the rightful Shôgun.
• 1566/9/9 Rokkaku Yoshitaka defeated by Asai Nagamasa.(Ômi province)
• 1566/11/19 Amako Yoshihisa surrenders to Môri Motonari and is sent into exile.

Other Events of 1566

• A Cambodian ship crashes on the coast of Kyushu.
• Battles between Matsunaga Hisahide and the Miyoshi Sanninshû threaten Sakai.
• Kanze Motohisa becomes the head of the Kanze school of Noh.

Births and Deaths

• Kanze Kokusetsu is born.
• Kyan ueekata, author of Kyan nikki, is born (d. 1653).

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