1685
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Jôkyô 2 (貞享二年)
Timeline of 1685
- 1685/1 Itowappu system of controlling the trade in silk is revived.
- 1685/6 The Portuguese ship São Paulo arrives in Nagasaki harbor. The Portuguese repatriate 12 Japanese, and leave roughly two months later without incident.
- 1685/7 The Qing Court, in need of precious metals, sends 13 ships from Fuzhou and Xiamen to Japan, seeking to exchange Taiwanese sugar for Japanese copper.
Other Events
- Restrictions are placed on the export of silver.
- Shogunate bans the establishment of new Buddhist or Shinto festivals or rites, and of new Shinto shrines.
Births and Deaths
- Emperor Go-Sai dies (b. 1637).
- Ishida Baigan is born (d. 1744).
- Kanô Yasunobu dies (b. 1613).
- Yamaga Soko dies (b. 1622).
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