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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]]. |
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| ==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]].
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− | *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.
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| *The [[Amami Islands]] are annexed by Satsuma han. | | *The [[Amami Islands]] are annexed by Satsuma han. |
− | *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. | + | *The bakufu ends the system of [[shuinsen|red seal shipping licenses]] as it pertains to daimyô. |
| + | *[[Emperor Go-Yozei|Emperor Go-Yôzei]] is succeeded by [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]]. |
| *[[Gima Shinjo|Gima Shinjô]] introduces ''[[momen]]'' weaving to [[Okinawa]] from Satsuma. | | *[[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. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===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). | | *[[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], lord of Satsuma, dies (b. 1533). |
| *Tei Dô (Jana ''[[ueekata]]'') is killed. | | *Tei Dô (Jana ''[[ueekata]]'') is killed. |