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*1639/7/5 (August 4) The final of the [[kaikin|maritime restrictions]] are put into place. The construction of ocean-going vessels is banned, and all Westerners are banned from Japan, including people of mixed-race; the only exceptions are adult male employees of the Dutch East India Company, who are permitted to remain in the country but are restricted to [[Hirado]]. Roughly 32 people of mixed Dutch or British & Japanese blood leave for [[Batavia]], along with eight or so full-blooded Japanese or Europeans.
*1639/7/5 (August 4) The final of the [[kaikin|maritime restrictions]] are put into place. The construction of ocean-going vessels is banned, and all Westerners are banned from Japan, including people of mixed-race; the only exceptions are adult male employees of the Dutch East India Company, who are permitted to remain in the country but are restricted to [[Hirado]]. Roughly 32 people of mixed Dutch or British & Japanese blood leave for [[Batavia]], along with eight or so full-blooded Japanese or Europeans.
*1639/8/9 [[Hosokawa Tadatoshi]] of [[Kokura han]], along with the lords of four other major domains, are assigned duties of coastal defense.
*1639/8/9 [[Hosokawa Tadatoshi]] of [[Kokura han]], along with the lords of four other major domains, are assigned duties of coastal defense.
+*1639/8 The Honmaru Palace at [[Edo castle]] burns down. (It is rebuilt in the 4th month of the following year.)
==Other Events of 1639==
==Other Events of 1639==