Keichô 16 (慶長十六年)
Timeline of 1611
- 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.
- Gima Shinjô introduces momen weaving to Okinawa from Satsuma.
Births and Deaths
- Shimazu Yoshihisa, lord of Satsuma, dies (b. 1533).
- Tei Dô (Jana ueekata) is killed.
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