* 1550/2/28 [[Otomo Yoshiaki|Ôtomo Yoshiaki]] is assassinated and his son (Nikai Kuzure), Yoshishige ([[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]]) becomes the new daimyo of [[Bungo province|Bungo]].
==Other Events of 1550==
==Other Events of 1550==
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*A [[Mongol]] band under [[Altan Khan]] steps around or between sections of the [[Great Wall of China]], and makes its way to the gates of [[Beijing]]. After issuing demands for access to Chinese markets, they leave peacefully, without attacking the city.
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*[[Shimazu Takahisa]] decides to no longer support [[Christianity]]. He expels [[Francis Xavier]] from his domain; Xavier relocates to [[Hirado]].
===Births and Deaths of 1550===
===Births and Deaths of 1550===
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* 1550/2/28 [[Otomo Yoshiaki|Ôtomo Yoshiaki]] is assassinated and his son (Nikai Kuzure), Yoshishige ([[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]]) becomes the new daimyo of [[Bungo province|Bungo]].
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*[[Gregoria de Cespedes|Gregoria de Céspedes]] is born (d. [[1611]]).
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* Ôtomo Yoshiaki is assassinated.
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* [[Tang Xianzu]]<!--湯顯祖-->, author of ''[[The Peony Pavilion]]'', is born (d. [[1616]]).