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==Timeline of 1608== | ==Timeline of 1608== | ||
| − | *1608/8 [[Ichiki Obusei]], [[Murao Shosei|Murao Shôsei]], and the Buddhist priest [[Daijiji Seiin | + | *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. | ||
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*[[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=== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:19, 16 February 2020
Keichô 13 (慶長十三年)
Timeline of 1608
- 1608/8 Ichiki Obusei, Murao Shôsei, and the Buddhist priest Daijiji Seiin travel to the Kingdom of Ryûkyû as representatives of Satsuma han, seeking Ryûkyû's submission to Shimazu and Tokugawa authority.
- 1608/9/19 Shimazu Iehisa is commanded by the shogun to pacify Ryûkyû.
Other Events of 1608
- The golden tea room of Fushimi castle is moved to Kyoto.
- 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 Ryûkyû the following year.
- Saga-bon begin to be published.
- Construction is begun on the Takasegawa canal in Kyoto (completed 1611).
- The telescope is invented in Holland.
- 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
- Kanô Mitsunobu, painter, dies (b. 1561).
- Koriki Kiyonaga, bugyô of Mikawa, dies (b. 1530).
- Nakae Tôjû is born (d. 1648).
- Sanada Masayuki dies (b. 1544).
- Tokugawa Tadayoshi dies (b. 1580).
- Torii Tadaharu is born (d. 1651).
- Yashiro Kageyori, Date clan retainer, dies (b. 1561).
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