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==Timeline of 1604==
==Timeline of 1604==
*1604/8 The [[Hokoku Festival|Hôkoku Festival]], a seven-day celebration of the heritage of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], is held in Kyoto.
*1604/12 A group of Korean envoys, led by [[Samyeongdang]] and [[Son Munik]], arrive in Korea, along with [[So Yoshitoshi|Sô Yoshitoshi]] and his entourage, after meeting with Yoshitoshi and other [[Tsushima han]] officials on Tsushima. The Koreans are given space to stay at the Kyoto temple [[Honpo-ji|Honpô-ji]].
==Other Events of 1604==
==Other Events of 1604==
* The ''[[itowappu]]'' system is established, by which the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] grants monopolistic privileges in certain aspects of commerce to select Japanese and Portuguese merchants.
* The ''[[itowappu]]'' system is established, by which the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] grants monopolistic privileges in certain aspects of commerce to select Japanese and Portuguese merchants.
* [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] detains a group of Ryukyuan castaways who became shipwrecked in the [[Koshiki Islands]] off [[Satsumasendai]].
* The shogunate issues the first ''[[shuinjo|shuinjô]]'' (vermillion seal licenses) to authorize traders' activities in Southeast Asia, Korea, and elsewhere.
* The shogunate issues the first ''[[shuinjo|shuinjô]]'' (vermillion seal licenses) to authorize traders' activities in Southeast Asia, Korea, and elsewhere.
* The shogunate issues edicts formally announcing the beginnings of plans to assimilate and annex [[Ezo]] (Hokkaidô). The [[Matsumae clan]] of [[Matsumae han]], the only domain on the island, is granted exclusive trading rights with the [[Ainu]] in exchange for undertaking various responsibilities regarding the administration of the island and its native inhabitants.
* The shogunate issues edicts formally announcing the beginnings of plans to assimilate and annex [[Ezo]] (Hokkaidô). The [[Matsumae clan]] of [[Matsumae han]], the only domain on the island, is granted exclusive trading rights with the [[Ainu]] in exchange for undertaking various responsibilities regarding the administration of the island and its native inhabitants.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1604/8/12 [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]], third Tokugawa shogun, is born (d. 1651).
*1604/8/12 [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]], third Tokugawa shogun, is born (d. 1651).
*[[Murakami Takeyoshi]] dies.
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