1623 - The famous Hindu poet, Tulsi Das, dies. 1624 - All Spanish merchants and traders are expelled from Japan and trade with the Philippines is put to an end. 1627 - China turns Korea into a tributary state. 1629 - Shah Jahan orders the most expensive piece of furniture in history, the Peacock Throne , to be built. 1636 - The Ch'ing Dynasty is proclaimed at Mukden by the Manchus.
Legends claim the fire started when a priest tried to burn a cursed kimono to destroy the bad luck.
With no rain for two years, there is famine in India. 1668 - Bombay falls under the control of the British East India Company. 1673 - In Japan, the powerful Mistui family founds a trading and banking house. 1675 - The poems of Basho help popularize Japanese haiku poetry. Shogun of Japan Factories are founded for the development of art industries in China by the order of Emperor K'ang-Hsi.