Kobayakawa Takakage (小早川隆景, Kobayakawa Takakage^?) (1532-1597) Kobayakawa Takakage, the third son of Mori Motonari. Takakage was later adopted into the Kobayakawa family. Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... Mōri Motonari (毛利 元就 Mōri Motonari, 1497-1571) was one of prominent daimyō in the west Chugoku region. ...

Takakage, along with his brother Kikkawa Motoharu, both became pillars of the Mori house fighting very bravely in many battles. The peace the Môri and Toyotomi Hideyoshi arrived at in 1582 following the fall of Takamatsu, may have been assisted by his long time correspondance with the likes of Hideyoshi. Takakage played many large roles during the campaigns of Shikoku and Kyushu. Due to that fact, Takakage received the region of Chikuzen province in 1587. During the year of 1593, Takakage defeated a Chinese force at the Battle of Byokchekwan near the region of Pyongyang. After the year of 1595, Takakage was bestowed upon by the title of "Chunagon" by the likes of Hideyoshi, due to their very close friendship. Due to Takakage not ever having any offspring, Hideyoshi adopted Takakage with nephew, Hideaki as his heir. That event took place before Takakage met his fate at the Bingo Province in the year of 1597. It is knoqn that Takakage was one of the most intelligent sons under that of Motonari. Takakage was known as one of the greatest figures of the latter half of the sengoku age. Mori (森) is a Japanese family name. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Takamatsu (高松市; -shi lit. ... Shikoku (四国, four provinces) is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan. ... Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... Chikuzen (筑前国; Chikuzen no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today part of Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu, but without the southern and eastern parts of Fukuoka. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Pyŏngyang (평양 / 平壤) is the capital city of North Korea, located in the northwest of the country, situated on the Taedong River. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... Bingo (備後国 -no kuni) was a province of Japan on the Inland Sea side of western Honshu, comprising what is today the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ...