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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[Abu al-Abbas Ahmad III]], ruler of the [[Hafsid dynasty|Hafsid Sultanate]] in what is now [[Tunisia]] in northern Africa, renews the 1547 treaty of friendship with [[Spain]] that had been signed by representatives of his father.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Brogini |first1=Anne |last2=Ghazali |first2=Maria |title= Un enjeu espagnol en Méditerranée : les présides de Tripoli et de La Goulette au XVIe siècle |journal=Crises, Conflicts and Wars in the Mediterranean |date=2005 |volume=1 |issue=70 |page=87 |url= https://journals.openedition.org/cdlm/840 |doi=10.4000/cdlm.840 |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref>
* [[January 19]] &ndash; Three ships from the Portuguese Navy arrive at the port of [[Aden]] to assist Mohammed bin Ali al-Tawlaki, who has been defending the city against an attack by the Ottoman Navy. The Portuguese ships are forced to retreat to [[Zeila]] in Somalia, where 120 survivors are captured and their ships are burned.<ref name=Onalp>{{cite web |author=Ertuğrul Önalp |url=http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/73454/DocLib21/Piri%20Reis'in%20Hurmuz%20Seferi.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212065805/http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/73454/DocLib21/Piri%20Reis'in%20Hurmuz%20Seferi.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 December 2013 |title=Pîrî Reis'in Hürmüz Seferi ve İdamı Hakkındaki Türk ve Portekiz Tarihçilerinin Düşünceleri |trans-title=The Military Expedition of Piri Reis to Hormuz and the Considerations of Turkish and Portuguese Historians About his Execution |language=Turkish |page=5 |date=12 December 2013 }}</ref>
* [[January 27]] &ndash; [[Henry II of France|King Henri II]] of [[France]] makes the Châtillon agreement, a contract for [[betrothal]] for an arranged marriage between his four year old son, [[Francis II of France|Prince Francois]], to the five year old [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], to take place in 1558.<ref>{{cite book |last=Guy |first=John |author-link=John Guy (historian) |year=2004 |title=My Heart is My Own |location=London |publisher=Fourth Estate |page=47 |isbn=9781841157528 }}</ref>
* [[January 28]] &ndash; ([[Tenbun]] 17, 30th day of 12th month) [[Uesugi Kenshin|Nagao Kagetora]] (later Uesugi Kenshin) leads a triumphant entry into [[Kasugayama Castle]] in Japan, replacing his older brother [[Nagao Harukage]] as the lead [[samurai]] in the [[Nagao clan]] that rules the [[Echigo Province]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Amassing Economies: The Medieval Origins of Early Modern Japan, 1450–1700 |url={{Google books|M6NEAQAAIAAJ|plainurl=yes}} |first=Brian|last=Goldsmith |year=2008 |page=183 |isbn=9780549851158 }}</ref>
* [[February 2]] &ndash; On [[Candlemas]] day in [[Scottish term days#Pre-1886|Scotland]], during the [[Rough Wooing]] War with England, the [[Auchencrow#Billie Mains and Tower|Byllye Castle]] near [[Auchencrow]] is captured by a force of 11 English soldiers led by Thomas Carlile, and becomes a garrison for English troops.<ref>''Calendar State Papers Scotland'', vol.1 (1898), pages 68-70</ref>
* [[February 14]] &ndash; ([[Tenbun]] 18, 4th day of 1st month) At the [[Battle of Uedahara]], firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in [[Japan]], and [[Takeda Shingen]] is defeated by [[Murakami Yoshikiyo]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Mitsuo Kure|title=Samurai: An Illustrated History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EMbXBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT454|date=25 November 2014|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-1490-6|pages=454}}</ref>
* [[February 26]] &ndash; The Ottoman Navy, led by Admiral [[Piri Reis|Ahmed Muhiddin Piri]] (commonly known as Piri Reis), recaptures Aden.<ref name=Onalp/>
* [[March 9]] &ndash; [[Lê Trung Tông (Revival Lê dynasty)|Le Trung Tong]] becomes the new [[List of monarchs of Vietnam|Emperor]] of [[Dai Viet]] (corresponding to northern Vietnam) upon the death of his father, [[Lê Trang Tông]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Trần Trọng Kim|author-link=Trần Trọng Kim|year=2005|title=Việt Nam sử lược|publisher=Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House|place=[[Ho Chi Minh City]]|language=Vietnamese|page=248}}</ref>