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*King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] is succeeded by Prince Sashiki Chôshô, the father of the designated heir, [[Sho Kyo|Shô Kyô]], who is deemed too young. He takes the throne as King [[Sho Ho|Shô Hô]]. | *King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] is succeeded by Prince Sashiki Chôshô, the father of the designated heir, [[Sho Kyo|Shô Kyô]], who is deemed too young. He takes the throne as King [[Sho Ho|Shô Hô]]. | ||
*Tokugawa shogunate officially abandons policy of seeking to restore formal relations with Ming China, declaring that from hereon, Ming would only be permitted to communicate with Japan through intermediaries, such as Korea or Ryûkyû. | *Tokugawa shogunate officially abandons policy of seeking to restore formal relations with Ming China, declaring that from hereon, Ming would only be permitted to communicate with Japan through intermediaries, such as Korea or Ryûkyû. | ||
| − | *Tokugawa shogunate outlaws the purchasing, or hiring, of Japanese mercenaries or workers for work overseas. | + | *Tokugawa shogunate outlaws the purchasing, or hiring, of Japanese mercenaries or workers for work overseas. Japanese are no longer permitted to leave the country on foreign ships. |
*[[Tokugawa Yorifusa]] is given [[Mito han]]. | *[[Tokugawa Yorifusa]] is given [[Mito han]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 27 December 2015
Genna 7 (元和七年)
Timeline of 1621
Other Events of 1621
- A formal diplomatic mission from Ayutthaya arrives.
- Honmaru of Kanazawa castle is expanded.
- Kanô Tan'yû arrives in Edo and is granted land outside Edo Castle's Kajibashi Gate for his residence and studio.
- A new residence (palace) is built at Nakagusuku.
- Manchus take Liaodong, blocking the land routes between Ming China and Korea; Mao Wenlong escapes to Korea and establishes a base on Kado Island.
- Satsuma han performs land surveys in the Amami Islands.
- King Shô Nei of Ryûkyû is succeeded by Prince Sashiki Chôshô, the father of the designated heir, Shô Kyô, who is deemed too young. He takes the throne as King Shô Hô.
- Tokugawa shogunate officially abandons policy of seeking to restore formal relations with Ming China, declaring that from hereon, Ming would only be permitted to communicate with Japan through intermediaries, such as Korea or Ryûkyû.
- Tokugawa shogunate outlaws the purchasing, or hiring, of Japanese mercenaries or workers for work overseas. Japanese are no longer permitted to leave the country on foreign ships.
- Tokugawa Yorifusa is given Mito han.
Births and Deaths
- 1621/12/13 Oda Nobumasu dies (b. 1547).
- Hayashizake Shigenobu, founder of the Shin-Musô Hayashizaki-ryû of battôjutsu, dies.
- Iwaki Sadataka dies (b. 1584).
- Confucian scholar Kinoshita Jun'an is born (d. 1698).
- Komparu Zenkyoku dies.
- Matsuura Nobusane dies.
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1621 | Following Year 1622 |
