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== Timeline of 1587 ==
(Tenshô 15; 天正十五年)
* 1587/1 Hideyoshi accepts the title of [[Daijo daijin]], becoming only the third warrior (after [[Taira Kiyomori]] and [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]]) to hold this title.
** [[Toyotomi Hidenaga]] leads the main Toyotomi army into Kyûshû.
** The Shimazu occupy Funai ([[Bungo province]]) but quickly abandon the city before the Toyotomi army.
* 1587/2 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] leads another army onto Kyûshû, increasing the overall Toyotomi strength to nearly 170,000 men.
* 1587/6 Hideyoshi defeats the Shimazu at the [[Battle of the Sendai River.
** The Shimazu surrender. Yoshihisa is forced to retire but his family retains Satsuma, Osumi, and part of Hyuga.
* 1587/7 Hideyoshi issues first Christian Expulsion edict.
* 1587/11 [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] holds the [[Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony]].
==Other Events of 1587==
* [[Kanamori Nagachika]] destroys [[Anegakoji Koretsuna]] of Hida after the latter defies Hideyoshi.
* [[Ôtomo Sôrin]] dies.