In 1639 Iemitsu officially closed off Japan from the rest of the world, limiting trade to the Chinese and Dutch merchants ensconced on the island of Deshima in Nagasaki and the proxy trade with China carried out by the Ryukyu Kingdom under the control of the Shimazu clan.
This restrictive edict limiting trade to the Chinese and Dutch merchants ensconced on the island of Deshima in Nagasaki and the proxy trade with China carried out by the Ryukyu Kingdom under the control of the Shimazu clan. In 1639 Iemitsu officially closed off Japan from the rest of the world.
In 1639 Iemitsu officially closed off Japan from the rest of the world. This restrictive edict limiting trade to the Chinese and Dutch merchants ensconced on the island of Deshima in Nagasaki and the proxy trade with China carried out by the Ryukyu Kingdom under the control of the Shimazu clan.
In 1639 Iemitsu officially closed off Japan from the rest of the world. This restrictive edict limiting trade to the Chinese and Dutch merchants ensconced on the island of Deshima in Nagasaki and the proxy trade with China carried out by the Ryukyu Kingdom under the control of the Shimazu clan.