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==Timeline of 1659==
==Timeline of 1659==
*1659/9 Construction is completed at the Honmaru Palace of [[Edo castle]].
==Other Events of 1659==
==Other Events of 1659==
*A "Directive to the City Magistrates" is issued in [[Kanazawa]].
*A "Directive to the City Magistrates" is issued in [[Kanazawa]].
*[[Kano Tanyu|Kanô Tan'yû]] and his studio execute a series of paintings for the Honmaru of [[Edo castle]].
*[[Kano Tanyu|Kanô Tan'yû]] and his studio execute a series of paintings for the Honmaru of [[Edo castle]].
*[[King Hyojong]] of Korea is succeeded.
*The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] permits the [[Yaeyama Islands|Yaeyama]] and [[Miyako Islands]] to send part of their annual [[tribute]] in ''jôfu'' cloth.
*The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] permits the [[Yaeyama Islands|Yaeyama]] and [[Miyako Islands]] to send part of their annual [[tribute]] in ''jôfu'' cloth.
*The [[Nagasaki-ya]] in Edo is severely damaged, or destroyed, in a fire.
*The [[Nagasaki-ya]] in Edo is severely damaged, or destroyed, in a fire.
*Southern China falls to the [[Manchu]] forces of the [[Qing Dynasty]].
*[[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Ietsuna]] comes of age.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Akita Sanesue]] dies.
*[[Akita Sanesue]] dies.
*Ryukyuan envoy [[Ba Soki|Ba Sôki]] dies.
*[[Ii Naotaka]] dies.
*[[Ii Naotaka]] dies.
*[[Katakura Shigetsuna]] dies.
*[[Katakura Shigetsuna]] dies.
