1608: The Rebuilding of Sunpu Castle's Main Keep Palace - Sengoku Shogun Map
Reconstruction began on the main keep palace of Sunpu Castle, which had burned down in a fire the previous year, and the rebuilding was completed by August. As the seat of the retired shogun Ieyasu's government, Sunpu flourished to a degree rivaling Edo itself, and Ieyasu continued to wield enormous influence over both diplomacy and domestic affairs from this base.
Major events
- 1608-月日不詳: Hagi Castle Is Completed — Hagi Castle, built by Mōri Terumoto as his new base after the Battle of Sekigahara, was completed as the political center of the Chōshū domain.
- 1608-月日不詳: Sunpu Castle Keep Is Topped Out — During the reconstruction of Sunpu Castle after the previous year's fire, the Honmaru palace was rebuilt and the castle keep was topped out.