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* 1611/7/25 [[Bakufu]] gives [[Red Seal]] to [[Jacques Specx]].

* 1611/7/25 [[Bakufu]] gives [[Red Seal]] to [[Jacques Specx]].

* 1611/7 [[Bakufu]] allows trading with Portugal.

* 1611/7 [[Bakufu]] allows trading with Portugal.

* 1611/8/9 [[Satsuma han]] completes land survey in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. The kingdom's ''[[kokudaka]]'' is set at 89,086 ''[[koku]]''.

* 1611/8/9 [[Satsuma han]] completes land survey in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. The kingdom's ''[[kokudaka]]'' is set at 89,086 ''[[koku]]''. Of this, 50,000 ''koku'' are permitted to be held in the royal government's coffers,

* 1611/8/13 A big earthquake in Aizu; [[Wakamatsu castle]] collapses.

* 1611/8/13 A big earthquake in Aizu; [[Wakamatsu castle]] collapses.

* 1611/9/19 King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of Ryûkyû signs formal surrender documents, as well as the [[Fifteen Injunctions]] (掟十五ヶ条, ''Okite jûgo-ka-jô''), affirming his vassal status under the [[Shimazu clan]] lords of Satsuma han. His royal advisors and high officials are forced to sign oaths of loyalty to Satsuma han as well; one councillor, [[Tei Do|Tei Dô]], refuses to sign and is beheaded.

* 1611/9/19 King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of Ryûkyû signs formal surrender documents, as well as the [[Fifteen Injunctions]] (掟十五ヶ条, ''Okite jûgo-ka-jô''), affirming his vassal status under the [[Shimazu clan]] lords of Satsuma han. His royal advisors and high officials are forced to sign oaths of loyalty to Satsuma han as well; one councillor, [[Tei Do|Tei Dô]], refuses to sign and is beheaded.

==Other Events of 1611==

==Other Events of 1611==

*The [[Amami Islands]] are annexed by Satsuma han.

*The [[Amami Islands]] are annexed by Satsuma han.

*[[Gima Shinjo|Gima Shinjô]] introduces ''[[momen]]'' weaving to [[Okinawa]] from Satsuma.

*[[Gima Shinjo|Gima Shinjô]] introduces ''[[momen]]'' weaving to [[Okinawa]] from Satsuma.

*The outer moat of [[Kanazawa castle]] is completed.

*The outer moat of [[Kanazawa castle]] is completed.