Kan'ei 16 (寛永十六年)

Timeline of 1639

Other Events

  • All Westerners are banned from Japan, except for the Dutch, who are restricted to Dejima. Roughly 30 Japanese women and their children by Dutch or British men leave for Batavia.
  • 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.
  • Maeda Toshitsune retires as daimyô of Kaga han, and is succeeded by his son Maeda Mitsumasa.

Births and Deaths

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