1606

Keichô 11 (慶長十一年)

Timeline of 1606

1606/1/19 Asaoka Shigemasa wins Tôshiya tournament at Sanjûsangen-dô.
1606/2 Construction begins on structures in the Honmaru of Edo castle.
1606/3/1 Enlargement construction of Edo castle begins.
1606/4 Ukita Hideie exiled to Hachijô-jima.
1606/5/22 Construction of Hikone castle completed.
1606/6/17 Tokugawa Bakufu grants permission to Satsuma han to invade Ryûkyû.
1606/7 Tokugawa Ieyasu sends a missive to the King of Ayutthaya, establishing the first diplomatic contact with the Thai kingdom.
1606/8 Construcation of Fukuyama-kan completed.(Ezo)
1606/11 Bakufu found Koshôgumi.
1606/12/8 casting of Keichô Tsûhô begins.

Dijian tushuo (J: Teikan zusetsu), a 16th century Chinese didactic text describing the exemplary rule of a number of emperors, and the actions of emperors lacking in virtue, is republished in Japan in woodblock printed form.
Chinese investiture envoys led by Xia Ziyang travel to Ryûkyû for the investiture of King Shô Nei.
Shimazu Iehisa attempts to arrange the re-establishment of official Sino-Japanese trade, via Ryûkyû, but receives no response from Ryûkyû.
Tei Dô (Jana ueekata) is appointed to the Sanshikan.
Teppôki ("Records of Muskets") is written.
Naha Harbor is successfully defended against a wakô raid.

1606/4/19 Yagyû Muneyoshi dies.
Akaza Naoyasu, retainer to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, falls from his horse and dies of drowning.
Tokugawa Tadanaga, son of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, is born (d. 1633).
Alessandro Valignano dies (b. 1539).

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