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==Timeline of 1608==
==Timeline of 1608==
*1608/8 [[Ichiki Obusei]], [[Murao Shosei|Murao Shôsei]], and the Buddhist priest [[Daijiji Seiin Osho]] travel to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] as representatives of [[Satsuma han]], seeking Ryûkyû's submission to [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] and [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa]] authority.
*1608/8 [[Ichiki Obusei]], [[Murao Shosei|Murao Shôsei]], and the Buddhist priest [[Daijiji Seiin]] travel to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] as representatives of [[Satsuma han]], seeking Ryûkyû's submission to [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] and [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa]] authority.
*1608/9/19 [[Shimazu Iehisa]] is commanded by the shogun to pacify Ryûkyû.
*1608/9/19 [[Shimazu Iehisa]] is commanded by the shogun to pacify Ryûkyû.
*The golden tea room of [[Fushimi castle]] is moved to Kyoto.
*The golden tea room of [[Fushimi castle]] is moved to Kyoto.
*[[Iwakuni castle]] is built by [[Kikkawa Hiroie]].
*[[Iwakuni castle]] is built by [[Kikkawa Hiroie]].
*Shimazu Iehisa issues the ''Ryûkyû tokai no gunshû go-hatto no jôjô'', a series of orders or policies for his retainers to observe in their [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] the following year.
*Shimazu Iehisa issues the ''Ryûkyû tokai no gunshû go-hatto no jôjô'', a series of orders or policies for his retainers to observe in their [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] the following year.
*[[Saga-bon]] begin to be published.
*[[Saga-bon]] begin to be published.
*Construction is begun on the [[Takasegawa canal]] in Kyoto (completed [[1611]]).
*Construction is begun on the [[Takasegawa canal]] in Kyoto (completed [[1611]]).
*The telescope is invented in Holland.
*The [[telescope]] is invented in Holland.
*[[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] orders [[kabuki]] out of [[Suruga province]].
*[[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] orders [[kabuki]] out of [[Suruga province]].
*The Vatican reverses an earlier papal bull which had granted the [[Society of Jesus]] exclusive authority to proselytize in Japan; all Catholic orders are now permitted to do so.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
