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| *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. | | *1639/7/5 (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. | | *1639/8/9 [[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.) |
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| ==Other Events of 1639== | | ==Other Events of 1639== |
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| *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. | | *[[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. |