1561

Timeline of 1561

(Eiroku 4; 永禄四年)

• 1561/2 Uesugi Kenshin besieges Hôjô Ujiyasu in Odawara but retreats after two months.
• 1561/6 Saitô Yoshitatsu dies of leprosy and is succeded by Tatsuoki. Only three days later the Saitô are defeated at the Battle of Moribe by Oda Nobunaga.
• 1561/9/10 Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin fight the inconclusive Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima, the greatest of their contests.
• 1561/10/10 Môri Motonari and Ôtomo Sôrin battle for Môji castle in Buzen province.
• 1561/11 The Satomi navy operates against the Hôjô off Muira (Sagami province).