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Meireki 2 (明暦二年)

==Timeline of 1656==

==Other Events of 1656==
*A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded.
*[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]].
*A Russian embassy to Beijing insists on presenting diplomatic credentials to the Emperor himself, and not to functionaries. They are denied and return to Russia without a direct audience with the Emperor.
*The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective.
*A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published.
*Construction begins on the [[Yoshiwara|Shin-Yoshiwara]], a new pleasure district further from the city center, to replace the original Yoshiwara.

===Births and Deaths===
*Pharmacologist [[Ino Jakusui]] is born (d. [[1715]]).
*Tea master [[Kanamori Sowa|Kanamori Sôwa]] dies (b. [[1584]]).
*[[Raku Donyu|Raku Dônyû]] dies (b. [[1599]]).


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