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*[[Satsuma han]] ends the use of the title "King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]" (中山王) to refer to the leader of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], instituting instead the title ''[[kokushi]]'' (国司), implying a position of having been appointed by Satsuma to govern the territory.
*[[Satsuma han]] ends the use of the title "King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]" (中山王) to refer to the leader of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], instituting instead the title ''[[kokushi]]'' (国司), implying a position of having been appointed by Satsuma to govern the territory.
*Construction is completed on Tsukijima, which will later come to be called [[Dejima]].
*Construction is completed on Tsukijima, which will later come to be called [[Dejima]].
*Construction begins on [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
*Construction begins on [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]. The complex includes the first ''[[temizuya]]'', or ritual handwashing pavilion.
*Manchu invasions of Korea.
*Manchu invasions of Korea.
*The Ryûkyû Kingdom, on the orders of Satsuma han, conducts a [[shumon aratame|census of Christians]] in the kingdom's territories, including in [[Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama]].
*The Ryûkyû Kingdom, on the orders of Satsuma han, conducts a [[shumon aratame|census of Christians]] in the kingdom's territories, including in [[Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama]].