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| ==Timeline of 1591== | | ==Timeline of 1591== |
| + | *1591/4 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] begins construction work at [[Edo castle]]. |
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| ==Other Events of 1591== | | ==Other Events of 1591== |
| *[[Date clan]] moved from [[Dewa province]] to [[Iwadeyama]] in [[Mutsu province]] by order of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. | | *[[Date clan]] moved from [[Dewa province]] to [[Iwadeyama]] in [[Mutsu province]] by order of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. |
| *[[Gamo clan|Gamô clan]] given [[Aizu]] as their domain, under the [[Uesugi clan]]. | | *[[Gamo clan|Gamô clan]] given [[Aizu]] as their domain, under the [[Uesugi clan]]. |
− | *Hideyoshi, via the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]], requests the aid of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] for his [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]]; the request is refused, and Ryûkyû informs [[Ming Dynasty]] China of the impending invasion. | + | *Hideyoshi, via the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]], requests the aid of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] for his [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]]; the request is refused, and Ryûkyû informs [[Ming Dynasty]] China of the impending invasion. [[Fujian province|Fujian Grand Coordinator]] (''Fújiàn xúnfǔ'') [[Zhao Canlu|Zhào Cānlǔ]]<!--趙參魯--> tells the Ministry of War, which conveys the information to the [[Joseon]] court. |
| *Hideyoshi eliminates the last opposition in northern Honshû, uniting Japan under his rule. | | *Hideyoshi eliminates the last opposition in northern Honshû, uniting Japan under his rule. |
| *Hideyoshi declares a ban on samurai becoming farmers or merchants, and on farmers becoming merchants. | | *Hideyoshi declares a ban on samurai becoming farmers or merchants, and on farmers becoming merchants. |
| + | *Hideyoshi begins construction on [[Hizen Nagoya castle]], in Kyushu, to be used for his [[Korean Invasions]]. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |