*1647/6/24 - Two Portuguese ships arrive in [[Nagasaki]] harbor requesting trade.
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*1647/6/24 - Two Portuguese ships arrive in [[Nagasaki]] harbor requesting trade. Their efforts to re-establish relations with Japan are ultimately rejected.
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*1647/8/6 - The two Portuguese ships depart Nagasaki after being ordered to do so. Ten ''[[han]]'' (domains) send a total of 55,528 troops to contribute to the defense of the port.
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*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==
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* [[Abe Masatsugu]] dies.
* [[Abe Masatsugu]] dies.
* [[Kujo Michifusa|Kujô Michifusa]] dies (b. [[1609]]).
* [[Kujo Michifusa|Kujô Michifusa]] dies (b. [[1609]]).