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The Ningbo Incident was a clash between forces of the [[Ouchi clan|Ôuchi]] and [[Hosokawa clan]]s, in the Chinese port of [[Ningbo]] in [[1523]], over dominance of maritime trade with China.

The Ningbo Incident was a clash between forces of the [[Ouchi clan|Ôuchi]] and [[Hosokawa clan]]s, in the Chinese port of [[Ningbo]] in [[1523]], over dominance of maritime trade with China.

Ships from both clans arrived in the port, seeking to unload goods and engage in trade. The Hosokawa [[tribute]] mission was led by [[Song Suqing]], a native of Ningbo who had illegally fled to Japan in [[1496]], and who had come to serve the Hosokawa; this was his second mission to China on their behalf. The Ôuchi representative, [[Sosetsu|Sôsetsu]], did not have the connections that Song did, and received less privileged treatment. In response, the Ôuchi men attacked their Hosokawa counterparts, seized the Hosokawa's tribute and trade goods, and pillaged the neighboring countryside, capturing Song Suqing and imprisoning him upon their return to Japan.<ref>Sansom, George. ''A History of Japan: 1334-1615''. Stanford University Press, 1961. p176.</ref><ref>Schottenhammer, Angela. "The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges - China and her neighbors." in Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007. p23.</ref>

Ships from both clans arrived in the port, seeking to unload goods and engage in trade. The Hosokawa [[tribute]] mission, consisting of one ship and departing from the Kansai region in [[1520]],<ref name=tanaka>Tanaka Takeo, "Japan's Relations with Overseas Countries," in John Whitney Hall and Toyoda Takeshi (eds.) ''Japan in the Muromachi Age'', Cornell University East Asia Program (2001), 159-178.</ref> was led by [[Song Suqing]], a native of Ningbo who had illegally fled to Japan in [[1496]], and who had come to serve the Hosokawa; this was his second mission to China on their behalf. The Ôuchi representative, [[Sosetsu|Sôsetsu]], did not have the connections that Song did, and received less privileged treatment. He led three ships; his departure date is unclear.<ref name=tanaka/> In response, the Ôuchi men attacked their Hosokawa counterparts, seized the Hosokawa's tribute and trade goods, and pillaged the neighboring countryside, capturing Song Suqing and imprisoning him upon their return to Japan.<ref>Sansom, George. ''A History of Japan: 1334-1615''. Stanford University Press, 1961. p176.</ref><ref>Schottenhammer, Angela. "The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges - China and her neighbors." in Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian maritime world, 1400-1800: Its fabrics of power and dynamics of exchanges''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007. p23.</ref>

The incident marked a major turning point in Sino-Japanese relations. While China did not ban its people from going to Japan, and Japanese from coming to China, until [[1557]], the Ming Court did shut down its ''[[shibosi]]'' port offices in Ningbo and [[Fuzhou]],<ref>Schottenhammer. p22.</ref> demanded of the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] that it turn over those responsible, and also demanded the return of the tallies the shogunate had been given to engage in [[kango boeki|formal trade relations]] with China. Since those receiving these demands and claiming to represent the shogunate were in fact agents of the Ôuchi clan, and not true shogunate representatives, nothing came of the Ming Court's efforts.<ref>Hashimoto Yû. "The Information Strategy of Imposter Envoys from Northern Kyushu to Choson Korea in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries." in Angela Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian Mediterranean: Maritime Crossroads of Culture, Commerce and Human Migration''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2008. pp289-315. </ref>

The incident marked a major turning point in Sino-Japanese relations. While China did not ban its people from going to Japan, and Japanese from coming to China, until [[1557]], the Ming Court did shut down its ''[[shibosi]]'' port offices in Ningbo and [[Fuzhou]],<ref>Schottenhammer. p22.</ref> demanded of the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] that it turn over those responsible, and also demanded the return of the tallies the shogunate had been given to engage in [[kango boeki|formal trade relations]] with China. Since those receiving these demands and claiming to represent the shogunate were in fact agents of the Ôuchi clan, and not true shogunate representatives, nothing came of the Ming Court's efforts.<ref>Hashimoto Yû. "The Information Strategy of Imposter Envoys from Northern Kyushu to Choson Korea in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries." in Angela Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian Mediterranean: Maritime Crossroads of Culture, Commerce and Human Migration''. Harrassowitz Verlag, 2008. pp289-315. </ref>