Adams, Joseph, 36

Adams, William, 2, 7–9, 21, 62, 149, 150

Ainu, 36, 38, 188

Amakusa, Shir, 19–132

Amboina Massacre, 77

animals, 12, 39, 104

Annam, 2

Apostate, 73, 134

Arima family, 130, 134

Ashikaga, 26–27, 185

AyutthayaSee also Siam, 2, 11–12, 29, 41

Batavia, 29, 40, 88, 107, 112, 147, 149, 152, 174

BaterenSee also priest, 58, 61, 64

Bengal, 91, 110, 114

Buke Shohatto, 77

burial at sea, 171–172

butter, 123n52, 168–169

Cambodia, 29, 32, 40, 93

Caron, Francois, 36, 124n63, 127n94, 145n49, 149, 155n16, 160, 176n7

castle towns, 90–91, 93, 117n14

Chinese, x, 2, 5, 7, 9–10, 25–30, 38–39, 41, 67, 72, 76, 88–90, 95–96, 99–114, 148, 159, 161, 168, 173, 183–184, 188–189

Chokkatsuryo, 58

Choson Dynasty, 36–37

Christianity, xi, 3–6, 13–14, 16, 33, 40–44, 53–79, 89–90, 115, 129, 131–133, 136, 139, 151–154, 160, 167, 175, 185–186

coastal defense, 71, 136

Cocks, Richard, 10–11, 28, 33, 40, 70, 101, 111, 133, 149, 161

copper, 92, 102, 105, 183–184

Couckebacker, Nicholas, 24n50, 35, 117n10, 120n30, 134–135, 142n19, 143n27, 162

court journey (hofreis), 65, 122n51, 157n34, 163–166

Coyett, Frederick, 163, 171

Daimyo, xi, 4–6, 8–9, 12, 26–27, 31–32, 34–35, 37–39, 53–54, 56, 58–62, 67, 71–72, 75–77, 79, 90–96, 98, 102, 115, 130–132, 136, 161, 166, 173, 175, 184–186

Date Masamune, 62

“Deceit Disclosed”, 55

deer skins, 10, 32, 74, 92–93, 104

Deshima, xi, 13, 15, 65, 70, 76, 99, 101–102, 104, 108–109, 114, 137, 140, 149–150, 152–154, 159–175, 183–184

Dutch East India Company (VOC), 10, 30, 32, 87–89, 92, 95, 99, 101–102, 104, 106–114, 150, 163, 168, 170, 175, 185

Edo, x, 15–16, 32–36, 38–39, 61, 63, 66–67, 70, 72, 74, 90–93, 95–99, 95–99