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| ==Timeline of 1637== | | ==Timeline of 1637== |
− | 1637/10/25 [[Shimabara Rebellion]]: Christian peasant uprising begins in [[Shimabara]] and the [[Amakusa Islands]], near [[Nagasaki]], continuing until the 2nd month of the following year. | + | *1637/8/15 Reconstruction is begun on the ''tenshu'' and residential enclosures at [[Edo castle]]. |
| + | *1637/10/25 [[Shimabara Rebellion]]: Christian peasant uprising begins in [[Shimabara]] and the [[Amakusa Islands]], near [[Nagasaki]], continuing until the 2nd month of the following year. |
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| + | ==Other Events of 1637== |
| + | *A [[Korean embassy]] travels to Edo and to [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]. |
| + | *Korea sends its last mission to [[Ming Dynasty]] [[Beijing]]. |
| + | *Korea is conquered by the [[Qing Dynasty]], and is forced to sign a treaty agreeing to pay [[tribute]] to the Qing. [[King Injo]] receives [[investiture]] from [[Hong Taiji]]. |
| + | *[[Matsumae castle]] burns down. It is rebuilt two years later. |
| + | *[[Poll tax]]es are first collected in the [[Yaeyama Islands|Yaeyama]] and [[Miyako Islands]]. |
| + | *Shogunate begins using ''[[nengo|nengô]]'' (Japanese era names) in correspondence with Korea. |
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| + | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *1637/11/16 [[Emperor Go-Sai]] is born (d. 1685). |
| + | *[[Honami Koetsu|Hon'ami Kôetsu]] dies (b. [[1588]]). |
| + | *[[Honda Masazumi]] dies (b. 1566). |
| + | *[[Kinoshita Toshifusa]] dies (b. 1573). |
| + | *[[Matsura Takanobu]] dies (b. 1591). |
| + | *[[Niwa Nagashige]] dies (b. 1571). |
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