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==Other Events of 1620== | ==Other Events of 1620== | ||
| + | *The [[Dutch East India Company]], under [[Jan Pieterzoon Coen]], and with the help of 80-100 Japanese mercenaries, seizes the Banda Islands. | ||
*[[Imari wares]] are first produced. | *[[Imari wares]] are first produced. | ||
*Construction is begun on [[Katsura Rikyu|Katsura Rikyû]]. | *Construction is begun on [[Katsura Rikyu|Katsura Rikyû]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 26 September 2015
Genna 6 (元和六年)
Timeline of 1620
Other Events of 1620
- The Dutch East India Company, under Jan Pieterzoon Coen, and with the help of 80-100 Japanese mercenaries, seizes the Banda Islands.
- Imari wares are first produced.
- Construction is begun on Katsura Rikyû.
- The Taichang Emperor takes the throne in China, and reigns only briefly, being succeeded by the Tianqi Emperor before the end of the year.
- Tokugawa shogunate restores Osaka Castle.
Births and Deaths of 1620
- Princess Komatsu dies (b. 1573).
- King Shô Nei of Ryûkyû dies (b. 1564).
- William Adams, English sea-captain, dies (b. 1564).
- The Wanli Emperor of Ming dies.
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