Dutch Ship De Liefde Reaches Japan

Timeline

1. 1600Usuki Bay · Oita PrefectureAfter Olivier van Noort's Dutch fleet circumnavigated the globe, only De Liefde survived, drifting to Usuki in Bungo; of 248 aboard only nine survived, the hull badly damaged and run aground.
2. 1600Usuki · Oita PrefectureOtomo Yoshimune, son of Bungo daimyo Otomo Sorin, detained the survivors and the ship's cannon, and reported the foreigners, weapons and nautical charts to the Toyotomi regime, drawing central attention to foreign vessels.
3. 1600Osaka · KansaiThe survivors were taken to Osaka for interrogation; the first Dutch arrival broke the Portuguese monopoly and laid the groundwork for later Tokugawa trade with the Netherlands and the rise of Dutch learning.