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Kanbun 3 (寛文三年)

The first Chinese investiture envoys since the fall of the Ming Dynasty arrive in Ryûkyû. The king of Ryûkyû, and his officials, are granted permission to maintain Ming ceremonial costume; they are not obligated to adopt Qing costume. The post of ukwanshin bugyô (Magistrate of Receiving Investiture Envoys) is established.
Dutch East India Company trading post in Ayutthaya is closed.
The nails and brackets of the wooden Kyôto Daibutsu of Hôkô-ji are melted down, yielding 40 million kammon worth of metal.
An earthquake strikes the Kansai region, severely damaging many of the structures at Nijô castle.
Emperor Go-Sai abdicates in favor of Emperor Reigen.
The Ryûkyû court stops using Ming-style buzi status badges.
Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna reissues the Buke Shohatto proclamations.
Shimazu Ryûkyû Gunseiki, a gunkimono account of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû, is compiled.
The shogunate prohibits the tsuji ban'ya guardsmen from engaging in commercial activities.

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 *The first [[Chinese investiture envoys]] since the fall of the Ming Dynasty arrive in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. The king of Ryûkyû, and his officials, are granted permission to maintain Ming ceremonial costume; they are not obligated to adopt Qing costume. The post of ''[[ukwanshin bugyo|ukwanshin bugyô]]'' (Magistrate of Receiving Investiture Envoys) is established.
 *[[Dutch East India Company]] trading post in [[Ayutthaya]] is closed.
-*The [[Kyoto Daibutsu]] is melted down, yielding 40 million ''kammon'' worth of metal.
+*The nails and brackets of the wooden ''Kyôto Daibutsu'' of [[Hoko-ji|Hôkô-ji]] are melted down, yielding 40 million ''kammon'' worth of metal.
 *An earthquake strikes the Kansai region, severely damaging many of the structures at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]].
 *[[Emperor Go-Sai]] abdicates in favor of [[Emperor Reigen]].