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==Timeline of 1609==

==Timeline of 1609==

* 1606/3 The [[Kiyu Treaty|Kiyû Treaty]], a trade treaty, is established between [[Tsushima han]] and Joseon Korea.  

* 1606/3 The [[Kiyu Treaty|Kiyû Treaty]], a trade treaty, is established between [[Tsushima han]] and Joseon Korea. Among the stipulations are that Japanese envoys do not travel deeper into Korea beyond [[Pusan]].

* 1609/5/2 First Dutch ships enter [[Hirado]].

* 1609/5/2 First Dutch ships enter [[Hirado]].

* 1609/8/22 ''[[Dutch East India Company|Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie]]'' factory is established in Hirado.

* 1609/8/22 ''[[Dutch East India Company|Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie]]'' factory is established in Hirado.

*1609/4/25 The Shimazu fleet returns to Kagoshima, with King Shô Nei and other royals and officials as prisoners.

*1609/4/25 The Shimazu fleet returns to Kagoshima, with King Shô Nei and other royals and officials as prisoners.

*1609/5/05 The last of the outlying Ryukyu Islands submits to Shimazu authority, the ''[[sanshikan]]'' having been dispatched to relay the news of Shuri's fall, thus sparing the Shimazu forces (and the Ryukyuans) any further fighting.

*1609/5/05 The last of the outlying Ryukyu Islands submits to Shimazu authority, the ''[[sanshikan]]'' having been dispatched to relay the news of Shuri's fall, thus sparing the Shimazu forces (and the Ryukyuans) any further fighting.

==Other Events of 1609==

==Other Events of 1609==

*[[Suminokura Ryoi|Suminokura Ryôi]] survives a shipwreck on his way back to Japan from Annam, and has his son [[Suminokura Soan]] take over overseas operations.

*[[Suminokura Ryoi|Suminokura Ryôi]] survives a shipwreck on his way back to Japan from Annam, and has his son [[Suminokura Soan]] take over overseas operations.