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*A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded. | *A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded. | ||
*[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]]. | *[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]]. | ||
| + | *A Russian embassy to Beijing insists on presenting diplomatic credentials to the Emperor himself, and not to functionaries. They are denied and return to Russia without a direct audience with the Emperor. | ||
*The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective. | *The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective. | ||
*A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published. | *A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published. | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 6 August 2016
Meireki 2 (明暦二年)
Timeline of 1656
Other Events of 1656
- A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded.
- Kumazawa Banzan is forced to resign from the service of Ikeda Mitsumasa.
- A Russian embassy to Beijing insists on presenting diplomatic credentials to the Emperor himself, and not to functionaries. They are denied and return to Russia without a direct audience with the Emperor.
- The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong (Coxinga), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective.
- A yarô hyôbanki, a predecessor to yakusha hyôbanki (actor critiques), is first published.
- Construction begins on the Shin-Yoshiwara, a new pleasure district further from the city center, to replace the original Yoshiwara.
Births and Deaths
- Pharmacologist Ino Jakusui is born (d. 1715).
- Kyoto shoshidai Itakura Shigemune dies (b. 1587).
- Tea master Kanamori Sôwa dies (b. 1584).
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1656 | Following Year 1657 |
