Difference between revisions of "1664"

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Kanbun 4 (寛文四年)

1664/3/27 Bakufu Mizuno Jûrozaemon to commit seppuku.
1664/6/5 The shogunate officially recognizes the adoption of Uesugi Tsunanori, son of Kira Yoshinaka, into Uesugi clan to become daimyô of Yonezawa han. The domain is reduced by half, however.
1664/8/4 Farmers of a village in Kai province run away for heavy taxation.
1664/11/28 About 30 farmers in Saijô han get executed for refusing heavy taxation.
1664/12/7 Yagyû Munefuyu teaches kenjutsu to Shogun Ietsuna.

Chatan-Eso Affair - A ship carrying tribute from Ryûkyû to Qing China is attacked by Ryukyuan pirates; Envoy Eso Ueekata abandons the ship & cargo, while other members of the crew decide, after fending off the pirates, to keep the goods for themselves.
Danna-dera system is imposed, under which all Japanese are mandated to register with a temple.
Hinin no Katakiuchi, the first two-act kabuki play, debuts. The playwright is, for the first time in kabuki, publicly credited with having written a play.
The shogunate undertakes an inspection tour of the Kantô.
The shogunate bans wigs from the kabuki stage.
The term shibai is first applied to kabuki.
Treaty and Alliance of Peace between the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya and the Dutch East India Company is concluded.

1664/int.5/7 Uesugi Tsunakatsu (b. 1639), daimyô of Yonezawa, dies with no heir.
Kyan Chikudun, a member of the crew of a Ryukyuan tribute vessel, is killed by his shipmates to cover up their crimes.

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 *The shogunate bans wigs from the kabuki stage.
 *The term ''shibai'' is first applied to kabuki.
+*[[Treaty and Alliance of Peace]] between the Siamese kingdom of [[Ayutthaya]] and the [[Dutch East India Company]] is concluded.
 ===Births and Deaths of 1664===