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==Other Events of 1636==
 
==Other Events of 1636==
 
*[[Korean embassy]] journeys to Edo.
 
*[[Korean embassy]] journeys to Edo.
*Descendants of Portuguese are expelled from the archipelago.
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*Descendants of Portuguese are expelled from the archipelago. The Japanese wives of Portuguese men, and their mixed race children, numbering 287 in all, leave for Macao.
 
*[[Satsuma han]] ends the use of the title "King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]" (中山王) to refer to the leader of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], instituting instead the title ''[[kokushi]]'' (国司), implying a position of having been appointed by Satsuma to govern the territory.
 
*[[Satsuma han]] ends the use of the title "King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]" (中山王) to refer to the leader of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], instituting instead the title ''[[kokushi]]'' (国司), implying a position of having been appointed by Satsuma to govern the territory.
  
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