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Kan'ei 13 (寛永十三年)

Korean embassy journeys to Edo. An agreement is reached determining the frequency of Munwigwam embassies to Tsushima.
Descendants of Portuguese are expelled from the archipelago. The Japanese wives of Portuguese men, and their mixed race children, numbering 287 in all, leave for Macao.
Satsuma han ends the use of the title "King of Chûzan" (中山王) to refer to the leader of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, instituting instead the title kokushi (国司), implying a position of having been appointed by Satsuma to govern the territory.
Construction is completed on Tsukijima, which will later come to be called Dejima.
Construction begins on Nikkô Tôshôgû. The complex includes the first temizuya, or ritual handwashing pavilion.
The Manchus declare the official establishment of the Qing Dynasty, with its capital at Mukden.
Manchu invasions of Korea.
The Ryûkyû Kingdom, on the orders of Satsuma han, conducts a census of Christians in the kingdom's territories, including in Miyako and Yaeyama.

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 *Construction is completed on Tsukijima, which will later come to be called [[Dejima]].
 *Construction begins on [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]. The complex includes the first ''[[temizuya]]'', or ritual handwashing pavilion.
+*The Manchus declare the official establishment of the [[Qing Dynasty]], with its capital at [[Mukden]].
 *Manchu invasions of Korea.
 *The Ryûkyû Kingdom, on the orders of Satsuma han, conducts a [[shumon aratame|census of Christians]] in the kingdom's territories, including in [[Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama]].