1647

Shôhô 4 (正保四年)

Timeline of 1647

• 1647/6/24 - Two Portuguese ships arrive in Nagasaki harbor requesting trade.
• 1647/8/6 - The two Portuguese ships depart Nagasaki after being ordered to do so. Ten han (domains) send a total of 30,000 troops and 20,000 corvée laborers (boatmen) to contribute to the defense of the port.

Other Events of 1647

• A camel is brought to Japan for the first time, by the Dutch East India Company.
• The Dutch East India Company presents a painted peepbox (a marvel of optics for Japan at that time) to Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.
• A royal monopoly system is established for the sale of sugar and turmeric (ukon) in Ryûkyû, helping to allow the king to repay loans to Satsuma han.

Births and Deaths

• Abe Masatsugu dies.
• Kujô Michifusa dies (b. 1609).

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1647

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