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* 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.
* 1609/9/29 The [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]] confiscates a number of large ships from [[daimyo]] in the western regions of the archipelago.
* 1609/9/29 The [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]] confiscates a number of large ships from [[daimyo]] in the western regions of the archipelago.
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==Other Events of 1609==
===[[Invasion of Ryukyu|Invasion of Ryûkyû]]===
===[[Invasion of Ryukyu|Invasion of Ryûkyû]]===
*1609/2 One hundred ships carrying 3000 warriors depart from [[Kagoshima]] harbor, under the command of [[Kabayama Hisataka]].
*1609/2 One hundred ships carrying 3000 warriors depart from [[Kagoshima]] harbor, under the command of [[Kabayama Hisataka]].
*1609/4/05 [[Shuri castle]] falls to the invaders; King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] surrenders.
*1609/4/05 [[Shuri castle]] falls to the invaders; King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] surrenders.
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==Other Events of 1609==
===Births and Deaths of 1609===
===Births and Deaths of 1609===