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Keichô 10 (慶長十年)

Tokugawa Hidetada is named shogun, though his father Ieyasu continues to wield actual power.
Hidetada journeys to Kyoto.
Construction is completed on Kôdai-ji in Kyoto; Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his wife Kôdai-in are buried there.
Konoe Nobusuke is named Kampaku and adopted as son and heir to Emperor Go-Yôzei.
Maeda Toshinaga retires in favor of his brother Toshitsune.
Sweet potatoes are introduced to Okinawa by Noguni Sôkan.
The Buddhist monk Taichû completes his Ryûkyû Shintô ki, an account of traditional Ryukyuan religion which also marks the invention of the myth of Minamoto no Tametomo as ancestor to the Ryukyuan royal line.
Tei Dô (Jana ueekata) is appointed to the Sanshikan.
Jacob Quaeckernaeck, captain of the Liefde, obtains a shuinjô, and departs Japan aboard a ship provided by the lord of Hirado.
Japanese pirates attack a British ship off Pattani, and kill the captain, John David.
Okuni and her proto-kabuki troupe perform in Edo.
A number of brothels are moved from the Ôhashi area to Seiganji-mae to make room for the expansion of Edo castle.

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 *[[Konoe Nobusuke]] is named [[Kampaku]] and adopted as son and heir to [[Emperor Go-Yozei|Emperor Go-Yôzei]].
 *[[Maeda Toshinaga]] retires in favor of his brother [[Maeda Toshitsune|Toshitsune]].
 *Sweet potatoes are introduced to [[Okinawa]] by [[Noguni Sokan|Noguni Sôkan]].
+*The Buddhist monk [[Taichu|Taichû]] completes his ''[[Ryukyu Shinto ki|Ryûkyû Shintô ki]]'', an account of traditional [[Ryukyuan religion]] which also marks the invention of the myth of [[Minamoto no Tametomo]] as ancestor to the Ryukyuan royal line.
 *[[Tei Do|Tei Dô]] (Jana ''[[ueekata]]'') is appointed to the ''[[Sanshikan]]''.
 *[[Jacob Quaeckernaeck]], captain of the ''[[Liefde]]'', obtains a ''[[shuinjo|shuinjô]]'', and departs Japan aboard a ship provided by the lord of Hirado.