Timeline April 1609

Events in April 1609 3

• 1609 Satsuma invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom Japanese domain conquers Okinawa and makes it a tributary Forces of Japan's Satsuma Domain invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom in March 1609, capturing King Sho Nei and the capital Shuri by early April. The kingdom was forced to become a tributary of Satsuma while retaining nominal independence and its separate tribute relationship with China. The invasion began over two centuries of dual subordination for Ryukyu.
• 1609 Expulsion of the Moriscos decreed Philip III orders Spain's Muslim-descended converts expelled On 4 April 1609 King Philip III of Spain decreed the expulsion of the Moriscos, descendants of Muslims converted to Christianity, from the kingdom. Over the following years hundreds of thousands were deported to North Africa, often with great loss of life. The expulsion marked the end of centuries of Muslim presence on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1609 Twelve Years' Truce signed Spain and the Dutch Republic halt the Eighty Years' War On 9 April 1609 Spain and the Dutch Republic signed the Twelve Years' Truce at Antwerp, suspending the Eighty Years' War. The truce granted the Dutch Republic de facto recognition and freedom to trade in Asia and the Americas. Fighting resumed in 1621 when the truce expired.