* 1588/4/14 [[Emperor Go-Yozei|Emperor Go-Yôzei]] visits [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] at the [[Jurakudai]].
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* 1588/5/14 The Higo Rebellion・occurs; [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] orders [[Sasa Narimasa]] to commit suicide as a result.
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* 1588/5/14 The [[Higo Rebellion]]・occurs; Toyotomi Hideyoshi orders [[Sasa Narimasa]] to commit suicide as a result.
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* 1588/7/8 Hideyoshi orders a great '[[Sword Hunt]]' across Japan; also issues a Piracy Control Edict<!--海賊取締令-->.
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* 1588/7/8 Hideyoshi orders a great '[[Sword Hunt]]' across Japan; also issues a [[Piracy Control Edict (1588)|Piracy Control Edict]]<!--海賊取締令-->.
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* 1588/8/22 Hideyoshi sends envoys to [[Hojo Ujimasa|Hôjô Ujimasa]] requesting his presence in the capital and offers the implicit promise of a confirmation of Hôjô holdings in the Kantô.
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* 1588/8/22 Hideyoshi sends envoys to [[Hojo Ujimasa|Hôjô Ujimasa]] requesting his presence in the capital and offers the implicit promise of a confirmation of Hôjô holdings in the Kantô.
==Other Events of 1588==
==Other Events of 1588==
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*Hideyoshi issues a ban on piracy.
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*[[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] declares the official (legal) end of the [[Ashikaga shogunate]].
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*Hideyoshi demands that the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] send a [[tribute]] mission to him; no such mission is sent.
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*The Spanish Armada is destroyed.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Honami Koetsu|Hon'ami Kôetsu]] is born (d. [[1637]]).
*[[Honami Koetsu|Hon'ami Kôetsu]] is born (d. [[1637]]).