1559

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

• The Hôjô compile a register of roughly 500 of their retainers, known as the Odawara-shû shoryô yakuchô.
• 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 Motonobu, painter, dies (b. 1476).
• Kanô Sanraku, painter, is born (d. 1635).
• Môri Takamasa, Toyotomi retainer, is born (d. 1628).
• Nurhachi is born (d. 1626).
• Ôtani Yoshitsugu is born (d. 1600)
• Tokugawa Nobuyasu, son of Ieyasu, is born (d. 1579).
• Wen Zhengming dies (b. 1470).
• Yuki Masakatsu, lord of Shimosa province, dies (b. 1503).

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