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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]]. |
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− | ==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]]. |
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| *[[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]]). |
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