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A 1591 letter from Nguyen Khan Doan of Vietnam to the "king of Japan" requesting friendly trade relations. This is the oldest known extant example of formal communications between Vietnamese and Japanese rulers. Kyushu National Museum.

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current17:08, 27 February 2026Thumbnail for version as of 17:08, 27 February 2026400 × 301 (69 KB)LordAmeth (talk | contribs)A 1591 letter from Nguyen Khan Doan of Vietnam to the "king of Japan" requesting friendly trade relations. This is the oldest known extant example of formal communications between Vietnamese and Japanese rulers. Kyushu National Museum. Photo by User:LordAmeth, 22 Feb 2026.

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