1659

Manji 2 (万治二年)

Timeline of 1659

• 1659/9 Construction is completed at the Honmaru Palace of Edo castle.

Other Events of 1659

• A "Directive to the City Magistrates" is issued in Kanazawa.
• Kanô Tan'yû and his studio execute a series of paintings for the Honmaru of Edo castle.
• King Hyojong of Korea is succeeded.
• The Kingdom of Ryûkyû permits the Yaeyama and Miyako Islands to send part of their annual tribute in jôfu cloth.
• The Nagasaki-ya in Edo is severely damaged, or destroyed, in a fire.
• Southern China falls to the Manchu forces of the Qing Dynasty.
• Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna comes of age.
• Tokugawa shogunate declares that all Chinese vessels carrying goods bound for markets in Japan can claim shogunate protection, even when far from Japan.

Births and Deaths

• Akita Sanesue dies.
• Ryukyuan envoy Ba Sôki dies.
• Ii Naotaka dies.
• Katakura Shigetsuna dies.
• Ôishi Kuranosuke is born.

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