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*''Japanese'': 兵庫津 ''(Hyougo no tsu)''

*''Japanese'': 兵庫津 ''(Hyougo no tsu)''

In the [[Muromachi period]], Hyôgo was the chief departure point for [[kango boeki|tally trade]] ships bound for China.

In the [[Muromachi period]], Hyôgo was the chief departure point for [[kango boeki|tally trade]] ships bound for China.

During the [[Edo period]], Hyôgo was not only a major shipping and trading port, but also a significant stop for ''daimyô'' on their ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' journeys, and for foreign missions such as the [[Korean embassies to Edo|Korean]], [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan]], and [[VOC|Dutch]] embassies to [[Edo]].

In the late 16th to early 17th century, the port was controlled by [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], but following the fall of the [[Toyotomi clan]] in the [[1615]] [[Siege of Osaka]], it became part of the territory of [[Amagasaki han]].<ref>''Chôsen tsûshinshi to Okayama'', Okayama Prefectural Museum (2007), 56.</ref> During the [[Edo period]], Hyôgo was not only a major shipping and trading port, but also a significant stop for ''daimyô'' on their ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' journeys, and for foreign missions such as the [[Korean embassies to Edo|Korean]], [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan]], and [[VOC|Dutch]] embassies to [[Edo]].

The port, now renamed Kobe, was opened to Western trade in [[1868]], following the [[Harris Treaty]] of [[1858]].

The port, now renamed Kobe, was opened to Western trade in [[1868]], following the [[Harris Treaty]] of [[1858]].