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==Other Events of 1799== | ==Other Events of 1799== | ||
*[[Asano Narikata]] succeeds [[Asano Shigeakira]] as daimyô of [[Hiroshima han]]. | *[[Asano Narikata]] succeeds [[Asano Shigeakira]] as daimyô of [[Hiroshima han]]. | ||
| − | *The [[Dutch East India Company]] goes bankrupt. | + | *The [[Dutch East India Company]] goes bankrupt. It hires the Salem, Mass.-based American ship ''Franklin'' to carry VOC trade. |
*A [[kabuki]] adaptation of the book ''[[Ehon Taikoki|Ehon Taikôki]]'' debuts. | *A [[kabuki]] adaptation of the book ''[[Ehon Taikoki|Ehon Taikôki]]'' debuts. | ||
*Eastern [[Ezo]] (Hokkaido) and the southern [[Kurile Islands]] are incorporated into shogunal territory, in response to and as a defense against [[Russia]]n encroachment. | *Eastern [[Ezo]] (Hokkaido) and the southern [[Kurile Islands]] are incorporated into shogunal territory, in response to and as a defense against [[Russia]]n encroachment. | ||
| + | *''[[Rangaku]]'' scholar [[Otsuki Gentaku|Ôtsuki Gentaku]] writes ''[[Ransetsu benwaku]]'' ("Clarification of Misunderstandings in Theories of the Dutch)". | ||
| + | *The Russia America Company is chartered. | ||
*[[Shiba Kokan|Shiba Kôkan]] writes ''[[Seiyo gadan|Seiyô gadan]]'' ("The Essay on Western Pictures"). | *[[Shiba Kokan|Shiba Kôkan]] writes ''[[Seiyo gadan|Seiyô gadan]]'' ("The Essay on Western Pictures"). | ||
Latest revision as of 04:39, 29 April 2018
Kansei 11 (寛政十一年)
Timeline of 1799
Other Events of 1799
- Asano Narikata succeeds Asano Shigeakira as daimyô of Hiroshima han.
- The Dutch East India Company goes bankrupt. It hires the Salem, Mass.-based American ship Franklin to carry VOC trade.
- A kabuki adaptation of the book Ehon Taikôki debuts.
- Eastern Ezo (Hokkaido) and the southern Kurile Islands are incorporated into shogunal territory, in response to and as a defense against Russian encroachment.
- Rangaku scholar Ôtsuki Gentaku writes Ransetsu benwaku ("Clarification of Misunderstandings in Theories of the Dutch)".
- The Russia America Company is chartered.
- Shiba Kôkan writes Seiyô gadan ("The Essay on Western Pictures").
Births and Deaths
- 1799/6/8 Artist Nagasawa Rosetsu dies (b. 1754).
- Dutch factor Gijsbert Hemmij dies on the way back from Edo, under suspicious circumstances, possibly poisoned.
- Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI dies (b. 1778).
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