1616

(Genna 2; 元和二年)

Timeline of 1616

• 1616/3/27 Tokugawa Ieyasu receives the title Dajo Daijin 太政大臣 from the imperial court.
• 1616/5/8 Bakufu sets Shimoda Bugyo in Shimoda.
• 1616/6 Shô Nei names Shô Kyô, son of Prince Sashiki Chôshô, to be his heir.
• 1616/9 Sakazaki Naomori of Ishimi Tsuwano han fails to kidnap Princess Sen and commits suicide.
• 1616/7/5 Matsudaira Tadateru exiled to Ise province.
• 1616/8/8 Bakufu limits trade port to Nagasaki and Hirado.

Other Events of 1616

• First Thai embassy to Japan arrives.
• Ri Sampei discovers a source of kaolin-rich clay in Arita han.

Births and deaths

• 1616/4/17 Tokugawa Ieyasu dies.

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