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== Timeline of 1543 ==

== Timeline of 1543 ==

* 1543/8/16 [[Miyoshi Chokei|Miyoshi Chôkei]] defeats [[Hosokawa Ujitsuna]] and captures [[Sakai]] in [[Settsu province]].  

* 1543/8/16 [[Miyoshi Chokei|Miyoshi Chôkei]] defeats [[Hosokawa Ujitsuna]] and captures [[Sakai]] in [[Settsu province]].  

* 1543/8/25 Portugese sailors shipwreck on [[Tanegashima]], becoming the first Europeans encountered by the Japanese.

* 1543/8/25 Three Portugese sailors shipwreck on [[Tanegashima]], becoming the first Europeans encountered by the Japanese. A local ''daimyô'' purchases two [[teppo|guns]] from them, commissions his swordsmith to make more, and arranges for marksmanship lessons from the shipwrecked Portuguese.

==Other Events of 1543==

==Other Events of 1543==