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==Timeline of 1559==
==Timeline of 1559==
*Eiroku 1/12/7 (Jan 15, 1559) - The coronation of Queen Elizabeth I is held in England.
*1559/6-8 [[Siege of Iwakura]] by [[Oda Nobunaga]]; ends in the surrender of the castle and its subsequent destruction.
*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 of 1559==
*The [[Go-Hojo clan|Hôjô]] compile a register of roughly 500 of their retainers, known as the ''[[Odawara-shu shoryo yakucho|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.
*[[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]].
*[[Jinbo Nagamoto]] attacks the [[Shiina clan]] at [[Matsukura castle]].
*[[Kano Sanraku|Kanô Sanraku]], painter, is born (d. [[1635]]).
*[[Kano Sanraku|Kanô Sanraku]], painter, is born (d. [[1635]]).
*[[Mori Takamasa|Môri Takamasa]], Toyotomi retainer, is born (d. [[1628]]).
*[[Mori Takamasa|Môri Takamasa]], Toyotomi retainer, is born (d. [[1628]]).
*[[Nurhachi]] is born (d. [[1626]]).
*[[Otani Yoshitsugu|Ôtani Yoshitsugu]] is born (d. [[1600]])
*[[Otani Yoshitsugu|Ôtani Yoshitsugu]] is born (d. [[1600]])
*[[Tokugawa Nobuyasu]], son of Ieyasu, is born (d. [[1579]]).
*[[Tokugawa Nobuyasu]], son of Ieyasu, is born (d. [[1579]]).
*[[Wen Zhengming]] dies (b. [[1470]]).
*[[Yuki Masakatsu]], lord of [[Shimosa province]], dies (b. [[1503]]).
*[[Yuki Masakatsu]], lord of [[Shimosa province]], dies (b. [[1503]]).
