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*[[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] seizes [[Otaka castle]] from the [[Oda clan]], which is then besieged by [[Oda Nobunaga]]. [[Matsudaira Motoyasu]] defeats the siege, providing provisions to the blockaded defenders.
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==Timeline of 1559==
==Timeline of 1559==
+*1559/6-8 [[Siege of Iwakura]] by [[Oda Nobunaga]]; ends in the surrender of the castle and its subsequent destruction.
*1559/8 [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] priest [[Gaspar Vilela]] journeys to [[Kyoto]].
*1559/8 [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] priest [[Gaspar Vilela]] journeys to [[Kyoto]].
*1559/8 [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]] retakes [[Moji castle]] for the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]].
*1559/8 [[Otomo Sorin|Ôtomo Sôrin]] retakes [[Moji castle]] for the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]].
==Other Events==
==Other Events==
+*[[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] seizes [[Otaka castle]] from the [[Oda clan]], which is then besieged by [[Oda Nobunaga]]. [[Matsudaira Motoyasu]] defeats the siege, providing provisions to the blockaded defenders.
+*[[Jinbo Nagamoto]] attacks the [[Shiina clan]] at [[Matsukura castle]].
+*[[Kanrei]] [[Hosokawa Harumoto]] is captured by [[Miyoshi Chokei|Miyoshi Chôkei]], and is forced to become a monk, retiring to [[Settsu province]].
+*[[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari]] reclaims [[Akizuki castle]], returning it to the [[Akizuki clan]].
+*[[Rokkaku Yoshikata]] becomes a monk and retires as head of the [[Rokkaku clan]]. He continues to serve as ''de facto'' leader of the clan, alongside his son [[Rokkaku Yoshiharu]].
+*[[Shoni clan|Shôni clan]] is destroyed by the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji clan]].
*[[Uesugi Kenshin]] journeys to Kyoto, paying tribute to [[Shogun]] [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru]], receiving an audience with the [[Imperial Court]], and visiting [[Mt. Hiei]] among other sites.
*[[Uesugi Kenshin]] journeys to Kyoto, paying tribute to [[Shogun]] [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru]], receiving an audience with the [[Imperial Court]], and visiting [[Mt. Hiei]] among other sites.
−===Births and Deaths===
+*[[Fujita Nobuyoshi]], Uesugi clan retainer, is born (d. 1616).
+*[[Ikeda Yukisuke]], Ikeda clan samurai, is born (d. 1584).
+*[[Kano Sanraku|Kanô Sanraku]], painter, is born (d. 1635).
+*[[Mori Takamasa|Môri Takamasa]], Toyotomi retainer, is born (d. 1628).
+*[[Otani Yoshitsugu|Ôtani Yoshitsugu]] is born (d. 1600)
+*[[Tokugawa Nobuyasu]], son of Ieyasu, is born (d. 1579).
+*[[Yuki Masakatsu]], lord of [[Shimosa province]], dies (b. 1503).
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