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Tenna 3 (天和三年)

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 Ryûkyû; Shô Tei is formally invested as King of Ryûkyû.
Qing Dynasty puts an end to the rebellion of Ming loyalists based on Taiwan.
Shogunate prescribes the maximum size for wakizashi and katana, marking the end of the Kanbun-Shintô period of swordmaking.
Tenshû and yagura of Matsuyama castle (Bitchu) which remain today are built.
The shogunate arrests more than 300 illegal prostitutes in Edo, sending them to the Yoshiwara, denying them pay for five years.

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 *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]].
-*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.
+*The shogunate arrests more than 300 illegal prostitutes in Edo, sending them to the [[Yoshiwara]], denying them pay for five years.
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