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| ==Timeline of 1685== | | ==Timeline of 1685== |
| *1685/1 ''[[Itowappu]]'' system of controlling the trade in silk is revived. | | *1685/1 ''[[Itowappu]]'' system of controlling the trade in silk is revived. |
− | *1685/6 The Portuguese ship ''[[Sao Paulo|São Paulo]]'' arrives in [[Nagasaki]] harbor. The Portuguese repatriate 12 Japanese, and leave roughly two months later without incident. | + | *1685/6 The Portuguese ship ''[[Sao Paulo|São Paulo]]'' arrives in [[Nagasaki]] harbor. The Portuguese repatriate 12 Japanese, and leave roughly two months later without incident. This is the last time during the Edo period that the Portuguese attempt to re-establish relations. |
| + | *1685/7 The [[Qing Dynasty|Qing Court]], in need of precious metals, sends 13 ships from Fuzhou and Xiamen to Japan, seeking to exchange Taiwanese sugar for Japanese copper. |
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| ==Other Events== | | ==Other Events== |
− | *Restrictions are placed on the export of silver. | + | *Restrictions are placed on the export of [[silver]]; trade with [[Chinese in Nagasaki|Chinese merchants]] is not to exceed 6000 ''kan'' of silver, and with [[VOC|Dutch merchants]], 3000 ''kan''. Many ships are turned away from [[Nagasaki]]. Restrictions are also asked of [[Tsushima han]] and [[Satsuma han]]. |
| + | *Shogunate bans the establishment of new Buddhist or Shinto festivals or rites, and of new [[Shinto shrines]]. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| *[[Emperor Go-Sai]] dies (b. 1637). | | *[[Emperor Go-Sai]] dies (b. 1637). |
| + | *[[Ishida Baigan]] is born (d. [[1744]]). |
| *[[Kano Yasunobu|Kanô Yasunobu]] dies (b. [[1613]]). | | *[[Kano Yasunobu|Kanô Yasunobu]] dies (b. [[1613]]). |
| *[[Yamaga Soko]] dies (b. 1622). | | *[[Yamaga Soko]] dies (b. 1622). |