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1635 - The third of the Tokugawa shoguns, Iemitsu, establishes the system of alternate attendance (sankin kotai) by which the feudal daimyō are required to spend one year at Edo Castle in Tokyo and one year back home at their feudal manor, while their families remained in Tokyo as virtual political hostages. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 21, 1635).
1783 - Mount Asama erupts, killing 35,000 people.

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 '''Events'''
 *[[1635]] - The third of the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shoguns]], [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Iemitsu]], establishes the system of alternate attendance ([[sankin kotai]]) by which the feudal [[daimyo|daimyō]] are required to spend one year at [[Edo Castle]] in [[Tokyo]] and one year back home at their feudal manor, while their families remained in [[Tokyo]] as virtual political hostages. (Traditional [[Japanese calendar|Japanese Date]]: [[June 21]], [[1635]]).
-*[[1783]] - [[Mount Asama]] erupts in [[Japan]], killing 35,000 people.
+*[[1783]] - [[Mount Asama]] erupts, killing 35,000 people.
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