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==Other Events of 1647==
 
==Other Events of 1647==
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*The [[Dutch East India Company]] presents a painted peepbox (a marvel of optics for Japan at that time) to Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]].
 
*A royal monopoly system is established for the sale of [[sugar]] and [[turmeric]] (''ukon'') in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], helping to allow the king to repay loans to [[Satsuma han]].
 
*A royal monopoly system is established for the sale of [[sugar]] and [[turmeric]] (''ukon'') in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], helping to allow the king to repay loans to [[Satsuma han]].
  

Revision as of 20:50, 19 September 2013

Shôhô 4 (正保四年)

Timeline of 1647

  • 1647/6/24 - Two Portuguese ships arrive in Nagasaki harbor requesting trade.
  • 1647/8/6 - The two Portuguese ships depart Nagasaki after being ordered to do so. Ten han (domains) send a total of 55,528 troops to contribute to the defense of the port.

Other Events of 1647

Births and Deaths

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1648