Kan'ei 10 (寛永十年)
Timeline of 1633
- 1633/3/26 Tokugawa Iemitsu appoints junior counselors (wakadoshiyori) for the first time.
- 1633/5 Renovation efforts begin at Nagoya castle, in anticipation of the visit of Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu the following year.
- 1633/8/13 The shogunate issues regulations governing inheritance among merchants and artisans.
Other Events of 1633
- Christianity bans issued. Fumi-e begin to be used to test people's faith.
- Overseas travel is banned except for those bearing a hôsho license.
- Japanese overseas for more than five years are forbidden from returning.
- The Kingdom of Ryûkyû is permitted by Ming China to send tribute once every two years.
- The shogunate declares a series of regulations on the inheritances of merchants and artisans.
- War begins in earnest between the Trinh and Nguyen lords in Vietnam.
Births and Deaths of 1633
- 1633/1/20 Ishin Sûden dies (b. 1569).
- Emperor Go-Kômyô is born (d. 1654).
- João Rodrigues dies (b. 1562).
- Nagasaki bugyô Takenaka Shigeyoshi commits suicide.
- Terazawa Hirotaka, lord of Karatsu, dies (b. 1563).
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