1572

Genki 3 (元亀三年)

Timeline of 1572

• 1572/1 Takeda Shingen and the Hôjô make peace; the latter breaks off relations with the Uesugi.
• 1572/4 Oda Nobunaga defeats the remnants of the Rokkaku family in Ômi province.
• 1572/5 Ryûzôji Takanobu forces the surrender of Tsukushi Hirokado of Chikuzen province.
• 1572/6 Shimazu Yoshihisa defeats Ito Yoshisuke at the Battle of Kizakihara in Hyûga province.
• 1572/9 Oda Nobunaga makes an unsucessful attack on Odani castle, the Asai's headquarters.
• 1572/11
  • Takeda Shingen leads his army into the Tokugawa domain.
  • Uesugi Kenshin clashes with rioting Ikkô-ikki in Etchû province.
• 1572/12 Akiyama Nobutomo, a Takeda retainer, captures Iwamura castle in mino from the Oda.

Other Events of 1572

• The Anno 1572 Supernova appears in the sky, and remains visible until 1574.
• The Dutch war of independence, fought against Hapsburg Spain, begins.
• Emissaries from Satsuma province arrive in Okinawa, seeking tribute or vassalage from the Kingdom of Ryûkyû and are refused.
• Buddhist priests and students from Ryûkyû begin to travel through Kagoshima (Satsuma) on pilgrimages to the "Five Great Temples" of Kyoto.
• Shô Ei succeeds his father as king of Ryûkyû.
• Tokugawa Ieyasu loses Futamata castle to the Takeda during the Mikatagahara campaign.
• Kojima Motoshige, as lord of Toyama castle in Etchû, repulses attacks by the Ikkô-ikki.

Battles of 1572

• Battle of Kizakihara

Births and Deaths

• Emperor Go-Yôzei is born (d. 1617).
• Hosho Shigekatsu dies.
• King Shô Gen of Ryûkyû, dies (b. 1528).

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