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==Timeline of 1559== | ==Timeline of 1559== | ||
| + | *1559/6-8 [[Siege of Iwakura]] by [[Oda Nobunaga]]; ends in the surrender of the castle and its subsequent destruction. | ||
*1559/8 [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] priest [[Gaspar Vilela]] journeys to [[Kyoto]]. | *1559/8 [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] priest [[Gaspar Vilela]] journeys to [[Kyoto]]. | ||
*1559/8 [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]] retakes [[Moji castle]] for the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]]. | *1559/8 [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]] retakes [[Moji castle]] for the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]]. | ||
==Other Events== | ==Other Events== | ||
| + | *[[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] seizes [[Otaka castle]] from the [[Oda clan]], which is then besieged by [[Oda Nobunaga]]. [[Matsudaira Motoyasu]] defeats the siege, providing provisions to the blockaded defenders. | ||
| + | *[[Jinbo Nagamoto]] attacks the [[Shiina clan]] at [[Matsukura castle]]. | ||
| + | *[[Kanrei]] [[Hosokawa Harumoto]] is captured by [[Miyoshi Chokei|Miyoshi Chôkei]], and is forced to become a monk, retiring to [[Settsu province]]. | ||
| + | *[[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari]] reclaims [[Akizuki castle]], returning it to the [[Akizuki clan]]. | ||
| + | *[[Rokkaku Yoshikata]] becomes a monk and retires as head of the [[Rokkaku clan]]. He continues to serve as ''de facto'' leader of the clan, alongside his son [[Rokkaku Yoshiharu]]. | ||
| + | *[[Shoni clan|Shôni clan]] is destroyed by the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji clan]]. | ||
*[[Uesugi Kenshin]] journeys to Kyoto, paying tribute to [[Shogun]] [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru]], receiving an audience with the [[Imperial Court]], and visiting [[Mt. Hiei]] among other sites. | *[[Uesugi Kenshin]] journeys to Kyoto, paying tribute to [[Shogun]] [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru]], receiving an audience with the [[Imperial Court]], and visiting [[Mt. Hiei]] among other sites. | ||
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| + | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
| + | *[[Fujita Nobuyoshi]], Uesugi clan retainer, is born (d. 1616). | ||
| + | *[[Ikeda Yukisuke]], Ikeda clan samurai, is born (d. 1584). | ||
| + | *[[Kano Sanraku|Kanô Sanraku]], painter, is born (d. 1635). | ||
| + | *[[Mori Takamasa|Môri Takamasa]], Toyotomi retainer, is born (d. 1628). | ||
| + | *[[Otani Yoshitsugu|Ôtani Yoshitsugu]] is born (d. 1600) | ||
| + | *[[Tokugawa Nobuyasu]], son of Ieyasu, is born (d. 1579). | ||
| + | *[[Yuki Masakatsu]], lord of [[Shimosa province]], dies (b. 1503). | ||
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Revision as of 11:21, 25 January 2008
Eiroku 2 (永禄二年)
Timeline of 1559
- 1559/6-8 Siege of Iwakura by Oda Nobunaga; ends in the surrender of the castle and its subsequent destruction.
- 1559/8 Jesuit priest Gaspar Vilela journeys to Kyoto.
- 1559/8 Ôtomo Sôrin retakes Moji castle for the Môri clan.
Other Events
- Imagawa Yoshimoto seizes Otaka castle from the Oda clan, which is then besieged by Oda Nobunaga. Matsudaira Motoyasu defeats the siege, providing provisions to the blockaded defenders.
- Jinbo Nagamoto attacks the Shiina clan at Matsukura castle.
- Kanrei Hosokawa Harumoto is captured by Miyoshi Chôkei, and is forced to become a monk, retiring to Settsu province.
- Môri Motonari reclaims Akizuki castle, returning it to the Akizuki clan.
- Rokkaku Yoshikata becomes a monk and retires as head of the Rokkaku clan. He continues to serve as de facto leader of the clan, alongside his son Rokkaku Yoshiharu.
- Shôni clan is destroyed by the Ryûzôji clan.
- Uesugi Kenshin journeys to Kyoto, paying tribute to Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, receiving an audience with the Imperial Court, and visiting Mt. Hiei among other sites.
Births and Deaths
- Fujita Nobuyoshi, Uesugi clan retainer, is born (d. 1616).
- Ikeda Yukisuke, Ikeda clan samurai, is born (d. 1584).
- Kanô Sanraku, painter, is born (d. 1635).
- Môri Takamasa, Toyotomi retainer, is born (d. 1628).
- Ôtani Yoshitsugu is born (d. 1600)
- Tokugawa Nobuyasu, son of Ieyasu, is born (d. 1579).
- Yuki Masakatsu, lord of Shimosa province, dies (b. 1503).
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