1556

Kôji 2 (弘治二年)

Other Events of 1556

• The Iwami Silver Mine opens.
• Shô Gen succeeds his father Shô Sei as king of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû. Sanshikan (Council of Three) begins to gain power.
• Itsukushima Shrine is rebuilt.
• Ming dynasty forces drive off a group of wakô from Zhejiang province; the wakô then head towards Ryûkyû and are defeated by the Ryukyuan royal navy.

Births and Deaths

• 1556/4/20 Saitô Dôsan dies (b. 1494).
• Shibata Katsutoyo is born (d. 1583).

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