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Shôhô 4 (正保四年)
Shôhô 4 (正保四年)
==Timeline of 1647==
*1647/6/24 - Two Portuguese ships arrive in [[Nagasaki]] harbor requesting trade. Their efforts to re-establish relations with Japan are ultimately rejected.
*1647/8/6 - The two Portuguese ships depart Nagasaki after being ordered to do so. Ten ''[[han]]'' (domains) send a total of 30,000 troops and 20,000 [[corvee|corvée]] laborers (boatmen) to contribute to the defense of the port.
==Other Events of 1647==
==Other Events of 1647==
*A monopoly system is established for the sale of sugar and turmeric in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
*A [[camel]] is brought to Japan for the first time, by the [[Dutch East India Company]].
*The Dutch East India Company presents a painted peepbox (a marvel of optics for Japan at that time) to Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]].
*A royal monopoly system is established for the sale of [[sugar]] and [[turmeric]] (''ukon'') in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], helping to allow the king to repay loans to [[Satsuma han]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
* [[Abe Masatsugu]] dies.
* [[Abe Masatsugu]] dies.
* [[Kujo Michifusa|Kujô Michifusa]] dies (b. [[1609]]).
* [[Tosa Mitsunari]] is born (d. [[1710]]).
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