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==Timeline of 1667==
==Timeline of 1667==
*1667/3/23 [[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] announces a series of reforms to the system of official government positions in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû court]], including a renewed mandate for members of the [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-aristocracy]] to seek proficiency or mastery in a wide range of scholarly and artistic skills if they wish to obtain an official position in the court. Mastery of such skills is particularly necessary for anyone seeking to be appointed to [[Ryukyuan tribute missions to China|missions to China]] or [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Japan]].
*1667/3-4 [[Satsuma han]] instructs the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] to punish twenty people involved in the [[Chatan-Eso Affair]], including seven children of Chatan and Eso.
*1667/3-4 [[Satsuma han]] instructs the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] to punish twenty people involved in the [[Chatan-Eso Affair]], including seven children of Chatan and Eso.
==Other Events of 1667==
==Other Events of 1667==
*King [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]] issues an edict dividing the year into periods in which the wearing of ''nachimun'', or "summer clothes," was mandatory, and that in which ''fuyumun'', or "winter clothes," were mandatory.
*King [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]] issues an edict dividing the year into periods in which the wearing of ''nachimun'', or "summer clothes," was mandatory, and that in which ''fuyumun'', or "winter clothes," were mandatory.
*The king's sister succeeds to the position of ''[[kikoe-ogimi|kikoe-ôgimi]]'' in Ryûkyû, but is demoted to a rank below that of the queen and ''[[sessei]]''. The Office of Divination is abolished, and the ''[[noro]]'' as a whole are considerably reduced in power and influence, in response to pressure from Confucian factions at court.
*The king's sister succeeds to the position of ''[[kikoe-ogimi|kikoe-ôgimi]]'' in Ryûkyû, but is demoted to a rank below that of the queen and ''[[sessei]]''. The Office of Divination is abolished, and the ''[[noro]]'' as a whole are considerably reduced in power and influence, in response to pressure from Confucian factions at court.
*The shogunate undertakes an inspection tour of certain areas of the country.
*The shogunate undertakes an inspection tour of certain areas of the country.