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== Timeline of 1611 ==
== Timeline of 1611 ==
* Keichô 15/12/16 [[Hayashi Razan]] sends a letter to the Ming court, on behalf of the shogunate and via [[Honda Masazumi]] and the governor of Fukien, seeking to normalize relations. The letter portrays Ieyasu and Japan as a central political and cultural authority, to which other countries send [[tribute]].
* 1611/3/6 [[John Saris]], aboard the ''[[Clove]]'', departs England for Japan, alongside with the ''Thomas'' and ''Hector''.
* 1611/3/28 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] meets with [[Toyotomi Hideyori]] at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] in [[Kyoto]].
* 1611/3/28 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] meets with [[Toyotomi Hideyori]] at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] in [[Kyoto]].
* 1611/4/29 [[Sebastián Vizcaíno]] arrives at Uraga.
* 1611/4/29 [[Sebastián Vizcaíno]] arrives at Uraga.
* 1611/7/25 [[Bakufu]] gives [[Red Seal]] to [[Jacques Specx]].
* 1611/7/25 [[Bakufu]] gives [[shuinsen|Red Seal]] to [[Jacques Specx]].
* 1611/7 [[Bakufu]] allows trading with Portugal.
* 1611/7 [[Bakufu]] allows trading with Portugal.
* 1611/8/9 [[Satsuma han]] completes land survey in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
* 1611/8/9 [[Satsuma han]] completes land survey in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. The kingdom's ''[[kokudaka]]'' is set at 89,086 ''[[koku]]''. Of this, 50,000 ''koku'' are permitted to be held in the royal government's coffers,
* 1611/8/13 A big earthquake in Aizu; [[Wakamatsu castle]] collapses.
* 1611/8/13 A big earthquake in Aizu; [[Wakamatsu castle]] collapses.
* 1611/9/19 King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of Ryûkyû signs formal surrender documents, as well as the [[Fifteen Injunctions]] (掟十五ヶ条, ''Okite jûgo-ka-jô''), affirming his vassal status under the [[Shimazu clan]] lords of Satsuma han. His royal advisors and high officials are forced to sign oaths of loyalty to Satsuma han as well; one councillor, [[Tei Do|Tei Dô]], refuses to sign and is beheaded.
* 1611/9/24 King Shô Nei and roughly 100 other hostages taken at the time of the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] are permitted to depart Kagoshima, in order to return to [[Shuri]] and resume his rule.
* 1611/10 Satsuma begins a land survey of its own lands; this completes in [[1614]]/3.
* 1611/10/28 A big tsunami in [[Mutsu province|Mutsu]]. The death toll is 1783.
* 1611/10/28 A big tsunami in [[Mutsu province|Mutsu]]. The death toll is 1783.
* 1611/11/28 Ieyasu allows trading with [[Ming Dynasty|Ming China]].
* 1611/11/28 Ieyasu allows trading with [[Ming Dynasty|Ming China]].
==Other Events of 1611==
==Other Events of 1611==
*King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] signs formal surrender documents, affirming his vassal status under the [[Shimazu clan]] lords of [[Satsuma han]].
*The [[Amami Islands]] are annexed by Satsuma han.
*Royal councillors of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] sign oaths of loyalty to [[Satsuma han]]; one councillor, [[Tei Do|Tei Dô]], refuses to sign and is beheaded.
*The bakufu ends the system of [[shuinsen|red seal shipping licenses]] as it pertains to daimyô.
*King [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] is returned to [[Shuri]] after an absence of roughly two years and resumes his rule.
*[[Emperor Go-Yozei|Emperor Go-Yôzei]] is succeeded by [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]].
*[[Gima Shinjo|Gima Shinjô]] introduces ''[[momen]]'' weaving to [[Okinawa]] from Satsuma.
*The outer moat of [[Kanazawa castle]] is completed.
*The [[Takasegawa canal]] in Kyoto is completed.
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Gregoria de Cespedes|Gregoria de Céspedes]] is born.
*[[Hoshina Masayuki]] is born (d. [[1672]]).
*[[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], lord of Satsuma, dies (b. 1533).
*Tei Dô (Jana ''[[ueekata]]'') is killed.
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