Jôô 2 (承応二年)

Timeline of 1653

Other Events of 1653

  • Oliver Cromwell is named Lord Protector of England.
  • A Ryukyuan embassy travels to Edo, in celebration of the succession of Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna, and is the last to visit Nikkô Tôshôgû.
  • A Ryukyuan embassy travels to Beijing, in celebration of the new Chinese emperor; the embassy returns the royal seal granted the kingdom by the Ming Dynasty, and requests investiture from the Qing.

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