Nanban trade, maritime contacts, and Sakoku (1543–1854)

1. Portuguese land at Tanegashima, introducing firearms

   Aug 25, 1543Labels: Tanegashima, Portuguese sailors, Matchlock gun

   • Portuguese Expansion
   • Ant nio Mota

2. Francis Xavier begins Jesuit mission in Japan

   Jan 1, 1549Labels: Francis Xavier, Jesuit mission, Kagoshima

   • Nanban Trade
   • Britannica Sakoku

3. Macau becomes hub for Portugal–Japan trade

   Jan 1, 1557Labels: Macau, Portuguese base, China Japan

   • Nanban Trade
   • Japanese Wiki

4. Nagasaki develops as a major Nanban port

   Jan 1, 1571Labels: Nagasaki, mura Sumitada, Nanban port

   • mura Sumitada
   • Nanban Trade

5. Hideyoshi issues the Bateren Edict

   Jul 24, 1587Labels: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Bateren Edict

   • Bateren Edict
   • mura Sumitada

6. Twenty-six Christians executed in Nagasaki

   Feb 5, 1597Labels: Nagasaki executions, Christian martyrs

   • Nagasaki Martyrs
   • Paul Miki

7. Dutch open a trading post at Hirado

   Sep 20, 1609Labels: Dutch East, Hirado

   • Hirado Post
   • Britannica Sakoku

8. Tokugawa bans Christianity and expels missionaries

   Jan 1, 1614Labels: Tokugawa shogunate, Christian ban

   • Britannica Sakoku
   • Nanban Trade

9. Spain expelled from Japan as restrictions tighten

   Jan 1, 1624Labels: Spain expulsion, Tokugawa restrictions

   • Britannica Sakoku
   • Nanban Trade

10. Tokugawa issues the 1635 “seclusion” travel ban

    Jan 1, 1635Labels: Tokugawa Iemitsu, Seclusion ban

    • Britannica Sakoku
    • Sakoku Edict

11. Dejima built to confine foreign merchants

    Jan 1, 1636Labels: Dejima, Nagasaki island

    • Edo Legacy
    • Britannica Sakoku

12. Shimabara Rebellion accelerates anti-Christian enforcement

    Dec 17, 1637Labels: Shimabara Rebellion, Amakusa uprising

    • Britannica Shimabara
    • Shimabara Rebellion

13. Portugal banned; Dutch confined as sole Western traders

    Jun 25, 1641Labels: Dutch confined, Portuguese banned

    • Britannica Sakoku
    • Edo Legacy
    • Dejima Data

14. Phaeton Incident exposes weakness of coastal defenses

    Oct 4, 1808Labels: HMS Phaeton, Nagasaki incident

    • HMS Phaeton
    • Britannica Sakoku

15. Perry arrives with “Black Ships” at Uraga

    Jul 8, 1853Labels: Matthew C, Black Ships

    • Nippon com
    • Perry Bio

16. Treaty of Kanagawa ends sakoku-era seclusion

    Mar 31, 1854Labels: Treaty of, Shimoda

    • Britannica Treaty
    • WorldJPN Text