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1561 in Japan

Explore 4 historical events and records for Japan in 1561.

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Historical records for Japan in 1561

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September

10 September 1561

Death at Kawanakajima

Kansuke, Yamamoto · Kawanakajima · Samurai Commander · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Kansuke dies during the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima

10 September 1561

Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima

Kenshin, Uesugi · Kawanakajima · Daimyo · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Kenshin clashes with Takeda Shingen in the fiercest Kawanakajima battle

10 September 1561

Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima

Shingen, Takeda · Kawanakajima · Daimyo · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Shingen survives the major clash with Uesugi Kenshin at Kawanakajima

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1561

Mino Diplomacy

Nobunaga, Oda · Owari · Daimyo · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Nobunaga consolidates power after Okehazama and looks toward Mino

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