1561Jul, 2
Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
Menas (Ge'ez: ሜናስ, romanized: mēnās) or Minas, throne name Admas Sagad I (Ge’ez: አድማስ ሰገድ, died 1563), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1559 until his death in 1563, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a brother of Gelawdewos.
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Events on 1561
- 2Mar
Pedro del Castillo
Mendoza, Argentina is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo. - 4Jun
Old St Paul's Cathedral
The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt. - 18Oct
Battle of Kawanakajima
In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.