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| ==Other Events of 1656== | | ==Other Events of 1656== |
| + | *A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded. |
| *[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]]. | | *[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]]. |
| + | *A Russian embassy to Beijing insists on presenting diplomatic credentials to the Emperor himself, and not to functionaries. They are denied and return to Russia without a direct audience with the Emperor. |
| *The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective. | | *The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective. |
| *A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published. | | *A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published. |
− | *The [[Yoshiwara]] is forced to move to a new site in northern [[Asakusa]]. | + | *Construction begins on the [[Yoshiwara|Shin-Yoshiwara]], a new pleasure district further from the city center, to replace the original Yoshiwara. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| *Pharmacologist [[Ino Jakusui]] is born (d. [[1715]]). | | *Pharmacologist [[Ino Jakusui]] is born (d. [[1715]]). |
− | *[[Kyoto shoshidai]] [[Itakura Shigemune]] dies (b. [[1587]]).
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| *Tea master [[Kanamori Sowa|Kanamori Sôwa]] dies (b. [[1584]]). | | *Tea master [[Kanamori Sowa|Kanamori Sôwa]] dies (b. [[1584]]). |
| + | *[[Raku Donyu|Raku Dônyû]] dies (b. [[1599]]). |
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