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*The [[Amami Islands]] are annexed by Satsuma han. | *The [[Amami Islands]] are annexed by Satsuma han. | ||
*King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] is returned to [[Shuri]] after an absence of roughly two years and resumes his rule. | *King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] is returned to [[Shuri]] after an absence of roughly two years and resumes his rule. | ||
| + | *Satsuma imposes the [[Fifteen Injunctions]] (掟十五ヶ条, ''Okite jûgo-ka-jô'') on Ryûkyû. | ||
*[[Gima Shinjo|Gima Shinjô]] introduces ''[[momen]]'' weaving to [[Okinawa]] from Satsuma. | *[[Gima Shinjo|Gima Shinjô]] introduces ''[[momen]]'' weaving to [[Okinawa]] from Satsuma. | ||
*The outer moat of [[Kanazawa castle]] is completed. | *The outer moat of [[Kanazawa castle]] is completed. | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 20 April 2011
Keichô 16 (慶長十六年)
Timeline of 1611
- Keichô 15/12/16 Hayashi Razan sends a letter to the Ming court, on behalf of the shogunate and via Honda Masazumi and the governor of Fukien, seeking to normalize relations. The letter portrays Ieyasu and Japan as a central political and cultural authority, to which other countries send tribute.
- 1611/3/28 Tokugawa Ieyasu meets with Toyotomi Hideyori at Nijô castle in Kyoto.
- 1611/4/29 Sebastián Vizcaíno arrives at Uraga.
- 1611/7/25 Bakufu gives Red Seal to Jacques Specx.
- 1611/7 Bakufu allows trading with Portugal.
- 1611/8/9 Satsuma han completes land survey in Ryûkyû.
- 1611/8/13 A big earthquake in Aizu; Wakamatsu castle collapses.
- 1611/10/28 A big tsunami in Mutsu. The death toll is 1783.
- 1611/11/28 Ieyasu allows trading with Ming China.
Other Events of 1611
- King Shô Nei of Ryûkyû signs formal surrender documents, affirming his vassal status under the Shimazu clan lords of Satsuma han.
- Royal councillors of Ryûkyû sign oaths of loyalty to Satsuma han; one councillor, Tei Dô, refuses to sign and is beheaded.
- The Amami Islands are annexed by Satsuma han.
- King Shô Nei of Ryûkyû is returned to Shuri after an absence of roughly two years and resumes his rule.
- Satsuma imposes the Fifteen Injunctions (掟十五ヶ条, Okite jûgo-ka-jô) on Ryûkyû.
- Gima Shinjô introduces momen weaving to Okinawa from Satsuma.
- The outer moat of Kanazawa castle is completed.
- The Takasegawa canal in Kyoto is completed.
Births and Deaths
- Shimazu Yoshihisa, lord of Satsuma, dies (b. 1533).
- Tei Dô (Jana ueekata) is killed.
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