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==Timeline of 1612==
==Timeline of 1612==
*Keichô 17/11/24 (Jan 14 1613) - The English ship the ''[[Clove]]'' departs Java for Japan.
==Other Events==
==Other Events of 1612==
*Christianity is banned in shogunal domains (''[[tenryo|tenryô]]'').
*Christianity is banned in shogunal domains (''[[tenryo|tenryô]]'').
*The post of ''[[kaizuri bugyo|kaizuri bugyô]]'' (O: ''keezui bujô''), or Magistrate of Mother-of-Pearl, is established in Ryûkyû.
*The bank & mint in [[Sunpu]] is closed, and absorbed into the [[Kinza]] (shogunate mint & bank) in Edo, which expands considerably in the process.
*[[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] [[tribute]] missions to [[Ming Dynasty|Ming China]] are restricted to once every ten years.
*Japanese are forbidden from traveling to, or staying in, Ryûkyû (except on official [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] business).
*Several men request permission from the shogunate to establish and operate a pleasure quarters in Edo.
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Asai Ryoi|Asai Ryôi]] is born (d. [[1691]]).
*Manchu regent [[Dorgon]] is born (d. [[1650]]).
*[[Tenjiku Tokubei]] is born.
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