1649

Keian 2 (慶安二年)

Timeline of 1649

1649/2/4 Kyoto Shoshidai orders a search of Ono Harufusa.
1649/2/15 Bakufu bans chônin from wearing silk.
1649/2/26 Keian Proclamation imposes sumptuary regulations, and calls for peasants to avoid "a commercial mind."
1649/6/20 Major earthquake strikes Edo.
1649/6/21 Aftershocks in Edo.
1649/7/10 Ryukyuan embassy arrives in Edo.
1649/7/25 Aftershocks in Edo.
1649/7/27 Aftershocks in Edo.
1649/7/28 Aftershocks in Edo.
1649/8/4 Aftershocks in Edo.
1649/8/7 Aftershocks in Edo.
1649/8/9 Aftershocks in Edo.
1649/9/1 Ryukyuan envoys enjoy audience with the shogun.
1649/9/25 Ryukyuan envoys enjoy audience with the shogun.

King Injo of Korea is succeeded by King Hyojong (reigns until 1659).
The Qing Dynasty sends a mission to Ryûkyû, led by Liang Tinghan and Zhou Guosheng, seeking resumption of tribute/investiture relations. Ryûkyû delays on a response.
Shogunal heir Tokugawa Ietsuna travels to Nikkô Tôshôgû in the stead of Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.

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