Manji 3 (万治三年)
Timeline of 1660
- 1660/1 Morita-za kabuki theatre founded.
- 1660/1/16 Morita-za burns down.
- 1660/5 Morita-za, rebuilt, is reopened.
- 1660/7/9 Retainers and relatives of the Date clan petition the shogunate to force the retirement of Date Tsunamune, who would be succeeded by his son Date Tsunamura.
- 1660/7/18 Date Tsunamune is forced to abdicate as daimyô of Sendai han in favor of his two-year-old son Date Tsunamura.
Births and Deaths
- Prince Shô Jun of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, is born (d. 1707).