Editing 1615 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 7]] &ndash; In Japan, the ''Buke shohatto'', a 19-section law setting a standard of conduct for individual warlords (daimyo) and their responsibilities to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], is proclaimed by the shogun Tokugawa Hidetada before the assembled daimyo at Fushimi Castle in Kyoto. <ref>"Buke shohatto", by Kiri Paramore, in ''Japan at War: An Encyclopedia'', ed. by Louis G. Perez (ABC-CLIO, 2013) pp. 40-41</ref>
* [[August 9]] &ndash; Swedish troops led by King [[Gustavus Adolphus]] begin the [[Siege of Pskov (1615)|siege of the Russian city]] of [[Pskov]], but fail to take the fortress after 12 weeks. The siege ends on October 27. 
* [[August 20]] &ndash; [[Álvaro III of Kongo|Alvaro III Nimi a Mpanzu]] becomes the new ruler of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]] (located in southwestern Africa in what is now Angola) upon the death of his brother, [[Bernardo II of Kongo|Bernardo II Nimi a Nkanga]]. 
* [[August 30]] &ndash; A [[Spanish treasure fleet]] of 41 ships is struck in the Gulf of Mexico by a powerful storm that sinks the ship ''San Miguel'' 
* [[September 12]] &ndash; [[List of Atlantic hurricanes in the 17th century#1600–1624|The San Leoncio Day hurricane]] strikes the islands of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
* [[September 16]] &ndash; [[1615 Arica earthquake|An estimated 7.5 magnitude earthquake]] strikes [[Arica]] (now part of [[Chile]] in the Spanish colonial [[Viceroyalty of Peru]] and collapses the city's fort, but causes no deaths.
* [[September 17]] &ndash; [[Los Baños, Laguna]], is founded by Spanish colonists on [[Luzon]] island in the [[Philippines]].
* [[September 20]] &ndash; Japanese diplomat [[Hasekura Tsunenaga]] and his entourage become the first officials from Japan to visit Italy, and are received in [[Rome]] by Cardinal Burgecio