1562
1562 — China: 严嵩遭罢免 / Japan: Battle of Kyōkōji
5 events. The text is the source chronology verbatim; the terms are in Sources & licenses. The grey lines above and below are the surrounding 2 years.
| KoreaJoseon 1392–1897 | ChinaMing dynasty 1368–1636 | JapanMuromachi period 1336–1573 | United States |
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- No events recorded for this year
- 1560영사당 종택(永思堂宗宅) 건립
- 1560종친 조사(朝士)가 기생을 거느리는 것을 일체 엄금함.
- 1563풍악서당(豊岳書堂) 건립
- 1563우복 정경세(愚伏 鄭經世) 출생
| - 严嵩遭罢免。ZH
- June — The Forbidden City 's residential palace is rebuilt
- December — Jiajing wokou raids: Pirates capture Xinghua
- 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
- 1561The Ming dynasty starts producing portable breech-loading firearms.
- 1561December — The Forbidden City 's residential palace is destroyed in a fire
- 1563A walled town is built in Penghu on the orders of a Ming general
- 1563Pirate Lin Daoqian retreats to southwestern Taiwan after being chased by Ming naval forces
- 1563俞大猷、戚继光于福建破倭寇。
- 1563May — Jiajing wokou raids: Ming forces retake Xinghua and destroy pirate bases in Fujian
- 1564The Jiajing Emperor reduces all imperial clansmen to commoner status in response to their demand for stipends
- 1564Eunuchs drop peaches into the Jiajing Emperor's bed and tell him they fell from heaven
| - Battle of Kyōkōji
- Siege of Kaminogō Castle
- 1560Battle of Okehazama
- 1560Siege of Marune
- 1560Battle of Norada
- 1561Siege of Odawara
- 1561Siege of Moji
- 1561Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima
- 1563Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama
- 1564Battles of Kawanakajima
- 1564Siege of Inabayama Castle
- 1564Battle of Azukizaka
- 1564Battle of Kōnodai
| covered from 1607 |