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n |
Official
measures to restrict
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foreign influence
were
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ordered from the
late
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1580s.
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n |
Christian
missionaries were
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ordered to leave;
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persecution of
Christians
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were underway
during the
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mid-1590s.
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n |
Christianity was
officially
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banned in 1614.
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Continued
persecution
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provoked
unsuccessful
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rebellions and
drove the few
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remaining
Christians
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underground.
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