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| == Timeline of 1579 == | | == Timeline of 1579 == |
− | * 1579/5/11 Construction of [[Azuchi castle]] completed. | + | * 1579/5/11 Construction of [[Azuchi castle]] completed; it becomes [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s primary residence. |
− | * 1579/5/27 [[Oda Nobunaga]] presides over the 'Azuchi Religious Debate', between the Nichiren and Jodo. | + | * 1579/5/27 Nobunaga presides over the '[[Azuchi Religious Debate]]', between representatives of [[Nichiren]] and [[Jodo-shu|Jôdo-shû]]. Declares Jôdo the winners, and orders three prominent Nichiren monks killed. |
| * 1579/6/13 [[Takenaka Hanbei]] dies. | | * 1579/6/13 [[Takenaka Hanbei]] dies. |
| * 1579/8/29 Assassination of [[Tsukiyamadono]]. | | * 1579/8/29 Assassination of [[Tsukiyamadono]]. |
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| ==Other Events of 1579== | | ==Other Events of 1579== |
| + | * [[Chinese investiture envoys]] travel to [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] for the [[investiture]] of King [[Sho Ei|Shô Ei]]. |
| + | *Oda Nobunaga defeats the [[Mori clan|Môri]] and [[Murakami clan (Chugoku)|Murakami clans]] in the [[second battle of Kizugawaguchi]]. |
| *The first [[Raku ware]]s are produced. | | *The first [[Raku ware]]s are produced. |
− | *A plaque reading ''Shurei no kuni'' ("Land of Propriety") is hung at the gate to [[Shuri Castle]]; the gate subsequently comes to be known as the [[Shureimon]]. | + | *A plaque reading ''Shurei no kuni'' ("Land of Propriety") is hung at the gate to [[Shuri Castle]]; the gate subsequently comes to be known as the Shureimon. |
| + | *[[Alessandro Valignano]], [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] "visitor" (supervisor), arrives in Japan. |
| + | *The Protestant northern provinces of the [[Netherlands]] unite to form the United Provinces, declaring their independence from Spain in the Union of Utrecht. |
| + | *A group of Ryukyuan students including [[Tei Shu|Tei Shû]] become the last batch of [[Ryukyuan students in China|Ryukyuan students to travel to China for study]] until after the [[1644]] fall of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |