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*1709/9/30 [[Arai Hakuseki]] reads a letter formally informing the shogunate of the death of [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. This is his first interaction with the Ryukyuan kingdom.
*1709/9/30 [[Arai Hakuseki]] reads a letter formally informing the shogunate of the death of [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. This is his first interaction with the Ryukyuan kingdom.
*1709/11/18 [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]] succeeds [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] as king of Ryûkyû.
*1709/11/18 [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]] succeeds [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] as king of Ryûkyû.
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*1709/11/25 [[Shuri castle]] burns down.
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*1709/11/25 [[Shuri castle]] burns down (rebuilt by [[1712]]).
==Other Events of 1709==
==Other Events of 1709==
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*[[Nishikawa Joken|Nishikawa Jôken's]] ''[[Ka'i tsusho ko|Ka'i tsûshô kô]]'', first published [[1695]], is reissued in a revised five-volume version.
*[[Nishikawa Joken|Nishikawa Jôken's]] ''[[Ka'i tsusho ko|Ka'i tsûshô kô]]'', first published [[1695]], is reissued in a revised five-volume version.
*[[Ogata Korin|Ôgata Kôrin]] returns to Kyoto, and begins collaborating more closely with his brother [[Ogata Kenzan|Kenzan]].
*[[Ogata Korin|Ôgata Kôrin]] returns to Kyoto, and begins collaborating more closely with his brother [[Ogata Kenzan|Kenzan]].
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*[[Shuri castle]] burns down (rebuilt [[1712]]).
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===