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| | ==Timeline of 1638== | | ==Timeline of 1638== |
| | *1638/2/28 [[Shimabara Rebellion]] comes to an end. | | *1638/2/28 [[Shimabara Rebellion]] comes to an end. |
| | + | *1638/10 [[Shimazu clan]] retainers [[Ito Sukemasa|Itô Niemon Sukemasa]]<!--伊東仁右衛門祐昌-->, [[Hirata Munehiro]]<!--平田狩野介宗弘-->, and [[Karimata Noriyasu]]<!--狩俣為右衛門尉則康--> depart [[Kagoshima]] on a mission to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], to announce that [[Shimazu Mitsuhisa]] has become lord of [[Satsuma han]], and to request the Ryukyuan king's formal letter of reply, and oath of loyalty. |
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| | + | ==Other Events of 1638== |
| | + | *A system of policies is implemented for "permanent residency" status for Japanese in Ryûkyû. |
| | + | *Prohibitions on [[Christianity in Ryukyu|Christianity]] are strengthened in Ryûkyû. |
| | + | *A ''tenshu'' is completed at [[Edo castle]]. |
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| − | ==Other Events==
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| | ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| | + | *[[Amakusa Shiro|Amakusa Shirô]] dies. |
| | *[[Hachisuka Iemasa]] dies (b. 1558). | | *[[Hachisuka Iemasa]] dies (b. 1558). |
| | *[[Honda Tadamasa]] dies (b. 1575). | | *[[Honda Tadamasa]] dies (b. 1575). |
| | *[[Ikeda Tsunamasa]], daimyô of [[Okayama han]], is born (d. 1714). | | *[[Ikeda Tsunamasa]], daimyô of [[Okayama han]], is born (d. 1714). |
| | + | *[[Karasumaru Mitsuhiro]] dies (b. [[1579]]). |
| | *[[Matsukura Katsuie]] dies. | | *[[Matsukura Katsuie]] dies. |
| | *[[Shimazu Tadatsune]] dies (b. 1576). | | *[[Shimazu Tadatsune]] dies (b. 1576). |