1579
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Tenshô 7 (天正七年)
Timeline of 1579
- 1579/5/11 Construction of Azuchi castle completed.
- 1579/5/27 Oda Nobunaga presides over the 'Azuchi Religious Debate', between the Nichiren and Jodo.
- 1579/6/13 Takenaka Hanbei dies.
- 1579/8/29 Assassination of Tsukiyamadono.
- 1579/9/15 Tokugawa Nobuyasu commits seppuku.
Other Events of 1579
- Chinese investiture envoys travel to Ryûkyû for the investiture of King Shô Ei.
- The first Raku wares 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.
Births and Deaths
- Karasumaru Mitsuhiro is born (d. 1638).
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