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After 1555, the ''wakô'' threat to the central Jiangnan region diminished, as the pirates turned their attentions to Fujian to the south, and Anhui to the north. Raids became fewer. Yet, altogether, eleven cities had been captured by the raiders, and countless coastal unwalled market towns attacked. After 1561, ''wakô'' attacks diminished even further, except in and around Fujian,<ref>So. pp6-7.</ref> and in [[1563]], Chinese military forces expelled a number of ''wakô'' from that region as well.<ref name=so204/>

After 1555, the ''wakô'' threat to the central Jiangnan region diminished, as the pirates turned their attentions to Fujian to the south, and Anhui to the north. Raids became fewer. Yet, altogether, eleven cities had been captured by the raiders, and countless coastal unwalled market towns attacked. After 1561, ''wakô'' attacks diminished even further, except in and around Fujian,<ref>So. pp6-7.</ref> and in [[1563]], Chinese military forces expelled a number of ''wakô'' from that region as well.<ref name=so204/>

For six months in [[1556]], Zheng Shungong, an envoy sent by Yang I, the Chinese official in charge of dealing with the ''wakô'', resided in Japan and collected information about the ''wakô''. In his report, published as "A Mirror of Japan" (日本一鑑, ''Riben Yijian''), he writes extensively about Chinese spurring Japanese to engage in piracy and raids on the Chinese coast; he makes no mention of the involvement of Japanese ''daimyô'', and portrays the ''wakô'' as decidedly headed by Chinese.<ref>So. p22.</ref>

For six months in [[1556]], Zheng Shungong, an envoy sent by [[Yang Yi]], the Chinese official in charge of dealing with the ''wakô'', resided in Japan and collected information about the ''wakô''. In his report, published as "A Mirror of Japan" (日本一鑑, ''Riben Yijian''), he writes extensively about Chinese spurring Japanese to engage in piracy and raids on the Chinese coast; he makes no mention of the involvement of Japanese ''daimyô'', and portrays the ''wakô'' as decidedly headed by Chinese.<ref>So. p22.</ref>

==Late 16th Century==

==Late 16th Century==