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*The shogunate forbids the [[Yoshiwara]] to operate at night.
*The shogunate forbids the [[Yoshiwara]] to operate at night.
*Shogunate begins using ''[[nengo|nengô]]'' (Japanese era names) in correspondence with China, indicating a lessened acknowledgment of Chinese authority or centrality.
*Shogunate begins using ''[[nengo|nengô]]'' (Japanese era names) in correspondence with China, indicating a lessened acknowledgment of Chinese authority or centrality.
*[[VOC|Dutch]] [[opperhoofd|factor]] gifts a bronze lotus lantern to [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]; this is later mistakenly recorded as having been a Ryukyuan gift.
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