*1631/10/5 The shogunate appoints two ''[[machi bugyo|machi bugyô]]'' for Edo (one "north magistrate" and one "south").
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*1631/11/5 The shogunate issues restrictions on samurai's clothing and housing.
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==Other Events==
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==Other Events of 1631==
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*''[[Hosho system|Hôsho system]]'' is introduced, requiring [[red seal ships]] to now carry an additional authorization form.
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*''Hôsho'' system is introduced, requiring [[red seal ships]] to now carry an additional authorization form.
*Monopoly privileges on silk under the ''[[itowappu]]'' system are extended to Chinese traders.
*Monopoly privileges on silk under the ''[[itowappu]]'' system are extended to Chinese traders.
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*[[Satsuma han]] appoints [[Kawakami Tadamichi|Kawakami Matazaemon Tadamichi]] the first ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyô]]'' assigned to oversee matters in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] as an agent of the domain.
*[[Shinmachi]] pleasure district in Osaka is established.
*[[Shinmachi]] pleasure district in Osaka is established.
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*The shogunate bans samurai's servants from being promoted to full samurai status.
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*[[Tokugawa Tadanaga]] is stripped of his position as daimyô of [[Kofu han|Kôfu]].