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==Timeline of 1617==
==Timeline of 1617==
*1617/2/21 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] is deified as ''Tôshô Daigongen''.
*1617/3 The shogunate authorizes construction of a licensed quarters at Fukiya-chô.
*1617/3 Construction begins on a shogunal mausoleum at [[Nikko|Nikkô]].
*1617/3/17 (April 22) [[William Adams]] arrives in [[Hoi An]] in Vietnam.
*1617/3/17 (April 22) [[William Adams]] arrives in [[Hoi An]] in Vietnam.
*1617/3/19 (April 24) The Japanese interpreter for the leader of [[Quang Nam]] meets with William Adams.
*1617/3/19 (April 24) The Japanese interpreter for the leader of [[Quang Nam]] meets with William Adams.
==Other Events of 1617==
==Other Events of 1617==
*The shogunate bans non-samurai from carrying swords.
*[[Korean embassy]] meets with Shogun [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] in Kyoto.
*[[Korean embassy]] meets with Shogun [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] in Kyoto.
*[[Kano Tanyu|Kanô Tan'yû]] is named official court painter of the ''bakufu'', marking the beginning of the [[Kano school|Kanô school]] holding this position as official court painters.
*[[Kano Tanyu|Kanô Tan'yû]] is named official court painter of the ''bakufu'', marking the beginning of the [[Kano school|Kanô school]] holding this position as official court painters.
*Construction begins on Nishimaru Palace at [[Nagoya castle]], after the ''honmaru'' is deemed too small for the needs of Lord [[Tokugawa Yoshinao]] and his family.
*Construction begins on Nishimaru Palace at [[Nagoya castle]], after the ''honmaru'' is deemed too small for the needs of Lord [[Tokugawa Yoshinao]] and his family.
*[[Satsuma han]] issues an edict banning Ryukyuans from adopting Japanese-style clothing, hairstyles, or beards.
*[[Satsuma han]] issues an edict banning Ryukyuans from adopting Japanese-style clothing, hairstyles, or beards.
*The shogunate grants permission to establish a pleasure district in Edo.
*Tokugawa Ieyasu is interred at [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===