* The [[Longqing Emperor]] takes the throne in China.
* The [[Longqing Emperor]] takes the throne in China.
* The court awards [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Matsudaira Ieyasu]] the right to the family name 'Tokugawa'.
* The court awards [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Matsudaira Ieyasu]] the right to the family name 'Tokugawa'.
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* Ming Chinese court lifts bans on trade in Southeast Asia.
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* Ming Chinese court lifts bans on trade in Southeast Asia, and begins issuing fifty licenses each year to Chinese merchants, authorizing them to trade legally in Southeast Asian ports.