1558
1558 — Korea: 흥해배씨 임연재종가 건립 / China: The Ministry of Rites presents 1,860 magical plants to the Jiajing Emperor / Japan: Siege of Terabe
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| KoreaJoseon 1392–1897 | ChinaMing dynasty 1368–1636 | JapanMuromachi period 1336–1573 | United States |
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- 1556금역당 배용길(琴易堂 裵龍吉) 출생
- 1556매당 권욱(梅堂 權旭) 출생
- 1557Crown Prince Sunhoe, accession
- 1557운천 김용(雲川 金涌) 출생
- 1557용담 임흘(龍潭 任屹) 출생
- 1557서흥, 우봉, 토산, 신계, 이천 등지를 오가며 활동하던 도적의 우두머리 오연석(吳連石)이 잡혀 죽음
- 1559동암 이영도(東巖 李詠道) 출생
- 1559봉화현감 서호인(徐好仁) 부임
- 1560영사당 종택(永思堂宗宅) 건립
- 1560종친 조사(朝士)가 기생을 거느리는 것을 일체 엄금함.
| - The Ministry of Rites presents 1,860 magical plants to the Jiajing Emperor
- April — Jiajing wokou raids: Pirates raid Zhejiang and northern Fujian
- Imperial treasuries fall to less than 200,000 ounces of silver
- Sengge retreats upon the arrival of reinforcements
- Ming forces led by Qi Jiguang dealt the wokou a defeat at Cengang.
- 15561556 Shaanxi earthquake
- 1556The Jiajing Emperor asks the Ministry of Rites to find some magical plants to make him immortal
- 1556Jiajing wokou raids: Pirates raid the entire coastline from Nanjing to Hangzhou
- 1557葡萄牙获澳门居住权。
- 1557The Kingdom of Portugal established a permanent settlement in Macau.
- 1557winter — Sengge, son of Altan Khan, lays siege to a garrison near Datong
- 1557May — The three main audience halls in the Forbidden City are destroyed in a fire
- 1559summer — Qi Jiguang begins applying his tactical reforms on newly recruited soldiers
- 1559Jiajing wokou raids: Pirates take over Kinmen Island (Quemoy) and launch raids into Fujian and Guangdong
- 1559December — The Suzhou garrison mutinies
- 1559A drought causes starvation in the Changjiang River Delta
- 1560Qi Jiguang publishes his Jixiao Xinshu describing the musket volley fire technique and his experience training the Ming army in its use.
- 1560The Jiajing Emperor suffers from insomnia
- 1560March — The Nanjing garrison rebels in response to cuts in rations until they're given 40,000 ounces of silver
| - Siege of Terabe
- Battle of Ukino
- 1556Battle of Inō
- 1556Battle of Nagara-gawa
- 1557Emperor Ōgimachi, accession
- 1560Battle of Okehazama
- 1560Siege of Marune
- 1560Battle of Norada
| covered from 1607 |