1644

Kan'ei 21 (寛永二十一年) / Shôhô 1 (正保元年)

Timeline of 1644

• Kanei 21/12 Two Rykuyan embassies journey to Edo.

Other Events of 1644

• Beijing falls to Manchu invasion; Ming Dynasty succeeded by Qing Dynasty.

Births and Deaths

• Matsuo Bashô, haikai and haiku poet, born (d. 1694).