1609 in Japan
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Events of the year 1609 in Japan.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- April 5: The Invasion of Ryukyu occurs. Soldiers of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Domain capture the Ryuku capital and make the Ryukyu Kingdom a vassal of Satsuma. The kingdom is still allowed to keep its status as a tribute state of the Ming and later Qing empires until its annexation into Japan in 1879.[1]
- November 29: A treaty is signed between Spanish nobleman Rodrigo de Vivero, former governor-general of the Philippines, and ōgosho Tokugawa Ieyasu for the purposes of establishing a Spanish factory in eastern Japan.
- Date unknown: The Dutch East India Company establishes a trading post in Hirado.
Births
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Deaths
[edit]- June 15: Yamada Arinobu, retainer of the Shimazu clan during the Sengoku period. (b.1544)
References
[edit]- ↑ 【シマ（奄美）の歴史】 (PDF). 鹿児島県. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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