Changes

*''[[Buke Shohatto]]'' is reissued with some changes; the 1683 form is repromulgated several times over the course of the remainder of the Edo period with few changes.

*''[[Buke Shohatto]]'' is reissued with some changes; the 1683 form is repromulgated several times over the course of the remainder of the Edo period with few changes.

*Chinese investiture mission arrives in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]; [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] is formally invested as King of Ryûkyû.

*Chinese investiture mission arrives in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]; [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] is formally invested as King of Ryûkyû.

*[[Qing Dynasty]] puts an end to the rebellion of [[Ming loyalists]] based on [[Taiwan]] and officially claims control over the island.

*[[Qing Dynasty]] forces under [[Shi Lang]] put an end to the rebellion of [[Ming loyalists]] based on [[Taiwan]] and officially claim control over the island.

*Shogunate prescribes the maximum size for ''[[wakizashi]]'' and [[katana]], marking the end of the Kanbun-Shintô period of [[Japanese Swords|swordmaking]].

*Shogunate prescribes the maximum size for ''[[wakizashi]]'' and [[katana]], marking the end of the Kanbun-Shintô period of [[Japanese Swords|swordmaking]].

*''Tenshû'' and ''yagura'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Bitchu)]] which remain today are built.

*''Tenshû'' and ''yagura'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Bitchu)]] which remain today are built.