*[[Akechi Mitsuhide]] builds [[Sakamoto Castle]] at the foot of [[Mt. Hiei]], on the shores of [[Lake Biwa]].
*[[Akechi Mitsuhide]] builds [[Sakamoto Castle]] at the foot of [[Mt. Hiei]], on the shores of [[Lake Biwa]].
*Amami Ôshima submits to the authority of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû.
*Amami Ôshima submits to the authority of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû.
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*The Holy League (Papal States, Hapsburg Spain, Naples, and Sicily, along with other Catholic states of the Mediterranean) defeat the navy of the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lepanto.
*The [[Ming Dynasty]] achieves an official peace with the [[Mongols]], granting the rank of "prince" on [[Altan Khan]].
*The [[Ming Dynasty]] achieves an official peace with the [[Mongols]], granting the rank of "prince" on [[Altan Khan]].
*The [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma province]] launches a punitive expedition against [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] in response to [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] refusals to submit to Shimazu authority.
*The [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma province]] launches a punitive expedition against [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] in response to [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] refusals to submit to Shimazu authority.