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==Timeline of 1639==
==Timeline of 1639==
*1639/4 - [[Shimazu clan]] retainers [[Ito Sukemasa|Itô Niemon Sukemasa]]<!--伊東仁右衛門祐昌-->, [[Hirata Munehiro]]<!--平田狩野介宗弘-->, and [[Karimata Noriyasu]]<!--狩俣為右衛門尉則康--> arrive at [[Kagoshima]], returning from a mission to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] to announce that [[Shimazu Mitsuhisa]] has become lord of [[Satsuma han]], and to request the Ryukyuan king's formal letter of reply, and oath of loyalty.
*1639/7/5 (August 4) The final of the [[kaikin|maritime restrictions]] are put into place. The construction of ocean-going vessels is banned, and all Westerners are banned from Japan, including people of mixed-race; the only exceptions are adult male employees of the Dutch East India Company, who are permitted to remain in the country but are restricted to [[Hirado]]. Roughly 32 people of mixed Dutch or British & Japanese blood leave for [[Batavia]], along with eight or so full-blooded Japanese or Europeans.
*1639/8/9 [[Hosokawa Tadatoshi]] of [[Kokura han]], along with the lords of four other major domains, are assigned duties of coastal defense.
*1639/8 The Honmaru Palace at [[Edo castle]] burns down. (It is rebuilt in the 4th month of the following year.)
==Other Events==
==Other Events of 1639==
*[[Hongan-ji]] school is established in [[Kyoto]]; these grounds are today Ryûkoku University.
*[[Hongan-ji]] school is established in [[Kyoto]]; these grounds are today Ryûkoku University.
*Reconstruction efforts are completed on [[Matsumae castle]], which was destroyed two years previous.
*Reconstruction efforts are completed on [[Matsumae castle]], which was destroyed two years previous.
*[[Maeda Toshitsune]] retires as daimyô of [[Kaga han]], and is succeeded by his son [[Maeda Mitsumasa]].
*[[Maeda Toshitsune]] retires as daimyô of [[Kaga han]], and is succeeded by his son [[Maeda Mitsumasa]].
*The [[Qing dynasty]] formally recognizes ([[investiture|invests]]) the consort and heir of [[King Injo]] of Korea.
*[[Russia]]n forces moving overland across Siberia reach the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
*Eleven managers of bathhouses and other [[Yoshiwara]] operations are crucified outside the Great Gate of the district for illegal activities committed outside the quarter.
*Eleven managers of bathhouses and other [[Yoshiwara]] operations are crucified outside the Great Gate of the district for illegal activities committed outside the quarter.
