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==Other Events of 1656==
 
==Other Events of 1656==
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*A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded.
 
*[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]].
 
*[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]].
 
*The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective.
 
*The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective.

Revision as of 01:01, 28 December 2015

Meireki 2 (明暦二年)

Timeline of 1656

Other Events of 1656

  • A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded.
  • Kumazawa Banzan is forced to resign from the service of Ikeda Mitsumasa.
  • The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong (Coxinga), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective.
  • A yarô hyôbanki, a predecessor to yakusha hyôbanki (actor critiques), is first published.
  • Construction begins on the Shin-Yoshiwara, a new pleasure district further from the city center, to replace the original Yoshiwara.

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