Kanbun 5 (寛文五年)

Timeline of 1665

Other Events of 1665

  • Chatan ueekata returns to Ryûkyû. (Chatan-Eso Affair)
  • The tenshu of Osaka castle is struck by lightning and burns down.
  • Tsukijima in Nagasaki harbor is renamed Dejima.
  • The Yoshiwara successfully pressures the shogunate to shut down teahouses in Edo, thus eliminating some of the Yoshiwara's competition.

Births and Deaths


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