1635
Kan'ei 12 (寛永十二年)
Timeline of 1635
- 1635/1/9 The rôjû issue a letter to red seal ship traders warning them not to leave port.
- 1635/5/28 An edict is promulgated forbidding Japanese from traveling overseas, and from returning from overseas, marking the end of the red seal ships system.
Other Events
- Chinese ships are limited to Nagasaki.
- Sankin kôtai obligations are made mandatory for all daimyô.
- Buke shohatto is re-promulgated.
- Fire destroys much of Kanazawa.
Births and Deaths
- Kanô Sanraku dies (b. 1559).
- Sanada Nobutoshi is born (d. 1688).
- Sôma Yoshitane dies (b. 1548).
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