*The shogunate begins allowing ''daimyô'' to engage in deathbed adoptions, thus dramatically enhancing the stability of the patrimony (inheritance) of [[han|domains]] and greatly reducing the number of attainders. | *The shogunate begins allowing ''daimyô'' to engage in deathbed adoptions, thus dramatically enhancing the stability of the patrimony (inheritance) of [[han|domains]] and greatly reducing the number of attainders. |