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Jôô 3 (承応三年)

==Timeline of 1654==

==Other Events of 1654==
*[[First Anglo-Dutch War]], begun [[1652]], ends.
*[[Emperor Go-Sai]] takes the throne.
*[[Zen|Ch'an]] monk [[Ingen]] (Yinyuan Longqi) arrives in Japan.
*[[Niiro Hisaaki]]<!--新納久詮--> is named the first ''[[Ryukyu no kata|Ryûkyû no kata]]'' by [[Satsuma han]], a new official position charged with watching over activities and events in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
*Peasants are forbidden from moving to the chief urban areas ([[Shuri]], [[Naha]], [[Tomari]], [[Kumemura]]) of [[Okinawa]].
*[[Shibata castle]] is built.
*[[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], Crown Prince of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] travels to [[Beijing]], and turns in the [[Ryukyuan royal seal|royal seal]] given the kingdom by the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] Imperial Court, receiving a [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] royal seal and reconfirmation of his father, [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]], as King of Ryûkyû.
*The Tamagawa channel is built in Edo to meet increasing demand for [[waterworks|water]].
*[[Tosa Mitsuoki]] is named court painter to the [[Imperial Court]].

===Births and Deaths===
*The [[Kangxi Emperor]] is born (d. [[1722]]).
*[[Kuroda Tadayuki]], son of [[Kuroda Nagamasa]], dies.
*[[Emperor Go-Komyo|Emperor Go-Kômyô]] dies (b. [[1633]]).
*Painter [[Kaiho Yuchiku|Kaihô Yûchiku]] is born (d. [[1728]]).
*[[Mitani Toshuku|Mitani Tôshuku]] dies (b. [[1577]]).


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