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| ==Timeline of 1661== | | ==Timeline of 1661== |
| + | *1661/4/25 The [[Kanbun era]] begins. |
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| ==Other Events of 1661== | | ==Other Events of 1661== |
− | *Ports in southern China are closed and residents moved away from the coast, in response to raids and pirate attacks by [[Ming loyalists]] based on [[Taiwan]]. | + | *[[Asai Ryoi|Asai Ryôi]]'s ''[[Ukiyo monogatari]]'' is published, marking the first use of the term ''ukiyo'' written with the [[kanji]] for "floating world" (浮世). His books ''[[Tokaido meishoki|Tôkaidô meishoki]]'' and ''[[Musashi abumi]]'' are also published. |
| + | *[[Date Munekatsu]] of [[Ichinoseki han]] is accused of failing to suppress conflicts between his retainers, and has his domain taken away from him. |
| + | *[[Kabuki]] theaters are officially restricted to the neighborhoods of Sakai-chô and Fukiya-chô to the northeast of [[Nihonbashi]], and to Kobiki-chô, to the south of [[Kyobashi|Kyôbashi]]. |
| + | *Ports in southern China are closed and residents moved away from the coast, in response to raids and pirate attacks by [[Ming loyalists]] based on [[Taiwan]]. One hundred seventy people flee from Taiwan to [[Nagasaki]], including at least three European women, 11 women of mixed race, and 28 slaves. These women were the last of non-East Asian origin to reside in Japan until [[1817]]. |
| *[[Ryogoku Bridge|Ryôgoku Bridge]] is completed in [[Edo]]. | | *[[Ryogoku Bridge|Ryôgoku Bridge]] is completed in [[Edo]]. |
| + | *[[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] travels to [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]] in order to request assistance for the reconstruction of the ''Seiden'' (main audience hall) of [[Shuri castle]]. |
| + | *The [[Shunzhi Emperor]] dies and is succeeded by his son, who takes the Qing throne as the [[Kangxi Emperor]]. |
| + | *[[Zen]] monk [[Ingen]] is given land by the [[Konoe family]], and granted permission to establish a new temple, [[Manpuku-ji]], in [[Uji]]. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| *[[Hayashi Morimasa]] of [[Shin Muso Hayashizaki Ryu|Shinmusô Hayashizaki-ryû]] is born (d. [[1732]]). | | *[[Hayashi Morimasa]] of [[Shin Muso Hayashizaki Ryu|Shinmusô Hayashizaki-ryû]] is born (d. [[1732]]). |
| + | *The Shunzhi Emperor dies. |
| *[[Tokugawa Yorifusa]] dies (b. [[1603]]) | | *[[Tokugawa Yorifusa]] dies (b. [[1603]]) |
| + | *[[Zheng Zhilong]] is executed. |
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