1721
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Kyôhô 6 (享保六年)
Timeline of 1721
- 1721/3 The shogunal falconry grounds fall out of use. Falconry is not practiced there for the remainder of the Edo period, but the grounds remain off-limits to commoners and peasants (incl. especially prohibiting them from shooting, or hunting, birds on those grounds).
Other Events of 1721
- The shogunate begins authorizing nakama guild groups to become kabunakama, overseeing the organization and trade within given trades (fields of work).
- A shogunal ban on yomiuri news-singers and news-papers is re-issued.
Births and Deaths
- Ichikawa Danjûrô III is born (d. 1742).
- Matsudaira Yorimichi, daimyô of Hitachishishido han, dies (b. 1657).
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