1627
Kan'ei 4 (寛永四年)
Timeline of 1627
Other Events of 1627
- The tenshu of Hirosaki castle is struck by lightning and burns down. The castle falls into disuse.
- Katô Yoshiaki is transferred from Matsuyama castle. Gamô Tadatomo takes his place as lord of Matsuyama.
- Manchu invasions of Korea.
- War breaks out between Northern (Tonkin) and Southern (Quang Nam) Viet Nam. Nguyen Phuc Nguyen, lord of Quang Nam, along with representatives of the Japanese community at Hoi An, send letters to the Tokugawa shogunate requesting that trade and relations between Japan and Tonkin end.
Births and Deaths
- 1627/4/25 Sakuma Yasumasa dies.
- Gamô Tadasato, son of Gamô Hideyuki, dies.
- Imai Sôkun, son of merchant Imai Sôkyû, dies.
- Confucian scholar Itô Jinsai is born (d. 1705).
- Kanematsu Masayoshi dies.
- Katagiri Sadataka dies.
- Kizuregawa Yoshichika dies.
- Naitô Julia dies.
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