1615
(Keichô 20,Genna 1; 慶長二十年,元和一年)
Timeline of 1615
- 1615/1 A cease-fire is called at Osaka castle.
- 1615/4/26 The Osaka Summer Campaign begins.
- 1615/5/7 Sanada Yukimura killed in the battle.
- 1615/5/8 The Toyotomi army is defeated in the Battle of Tennôji; Hideyori commits suicide.
- 1615/int. 6/13 The shogunate implements the "one castle per domain" policy, requiring each han to maintain no more than one castle within its borders.
- 1615/7/7 Tokugawa Ieyasu orders the preparation of the Buke Shohatto (Laws for Warrior Houses), which Ishin Sûden reads to an assembly of daimyô at Fushimi.
- 1615/7/17 Tokugawa Ieyasu issues Kinchu Narabini Kuge Shohatto (Laws for Aristocrats)
Other Events of 1615
- The first Kawaraban is published.
- Foreign ships, with the exception of Chinese ships, are limited to Hirado and Nagasaki.
Births and Deaths of 1615
- Kimura Shigenari dies (b.1594).
- Sanada Yukimura dies.
- Toyotomi Hideyori dies.
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