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*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.
*The shogunate issues an edict mandating all commoners throughout the realm to [[shumon aratame|register]] with a Buddhist temple as parishioners (''danka''<!--檀家-->).
*The shogunate issues an edict mandating all commoners throughout the realm to [[shumon aratame|register]] with a Buddhist temple as parishioners (''danka''<!--檀家-->).
−*[[VOC|Dutch]] [[opperhoofd|factor]] gifts a candelabra to [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]; this is later mistakenly recorded as having been a Ryukyuan gift.
+*[[VOC|Dutch]] [[opperhoofd|factor]] gifts a candelabra to [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]], in part as a show of gratitude for the re-opening of trade following incidents surrounding [[Pieter Nuyts]]; this is later mistakenly recorded as having been a Ryukyuan gift.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
