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== Timeline of 1590 ==

== Timeline of 1590 ==

* 1590/3 Toyotomi troops begin invading the Kanto.

* 1590/3 Toyotomi troops begin invading the Kantô.

* 1590/4 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] lays siege to the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] family at [[Odawara castle]] ([[Sagami province]]), employing over 200,000 troops in the effort.  

* 1590/4 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] lays siege to the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] family at [[Odawara castle]] ([[Sagami province]]), employing over 200,000 troops in the effort.  

* 1590/7/11 Odawara capitulates; [[Hojo Ujimasa|Hôjô Ujimasa]] commits suicide.

* 1590/7/11 Odawara capitulates; [[Hojo Ujimasa|Hôjô Ujimasa]] commits suicide.

* 1590/8/1 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] arrives at [[Edo castle]], his new headquarters. The [[Tokugawa clan]] is completly relocated to the Kanto over the course of the next twelve months.

* 1590/8/1 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] arrives at [[Edo castle]], his new headquarters. The [[Tokugawa clan]] is completely relocated to the Kantô over the course of the next twelve months.

==Other Events of 1590==

==Other Events of 1590==

*[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and [[Kakizaki Yoshihiro]] formally receive and meet with the [[Ezo]] (Ainu) island chief.

*[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and [[Kakizaki Yoshihiro]] formally receive and meet with the [[Ezo]] ([[Ainu]]) island chief.

*The first four Japanese to travel to Europe return to Japan, having left in [[1582]] to meet with Pope Gregory XIII. They bring with them a printing press, and moveable type blocks for both ''hiragana'' and ''kanji''.

*The first four Japanese to travel to Europe return to Japan, having left in [[1582]] to meet with Pope Gregory XIII. They bring with them a printing press, and movable type blocks for both ''hiragana'' and ''kanji''.

===Births and Deaths of 1590===

===Births and Deaths of 1590===