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| ==Timeline of 1709== | | ==Timeline of 1709== |
− | *1709/5/1 [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] becomes [[Shogun]]. | + | *1709/5/1 [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] receives his patent from Kyoto and is officially [[shogunal investiture|invested]] as [[Shogun]]. |
| *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. |
− | *1709/11/25 [[Shuri castle]] burns down. | + | *1709/11/25 [[Shuri castle]] burns down (rebuilt by [[1714]]). |
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| ==Other Events of 1709== | | ==Other Events of 1709== |
| *A famine strikes in Ryûkyû; over 3000 die. | | *A famine strikes in Ryûkyû; over 3000 die. |
− | *[[Emperor Higashiyama]] is succeeded by [[Emperor Nakamikado]]. | + | *The [[Kyoto Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]] in Kyoto is rebuilt after a fire the previous year. |
| + | *Kano Nobuka returns from exile and takes the name [[Hanabusa Itcho|Hanabusa Itchô]]. |
| *[[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]]. |
− | *[[Shuri castle]] burns down (rebuilt [[1712]]).
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
− | *1709/1/10 Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] dies (b. 1646). | + | *1709/1/10 Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] dies of smallpox (b. 1646). |
| + | *1709/2 ''[[Midaidokoro]]'' [[Takatsukasa Nobuko]] dies. |
| *1709/7/13 [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], dies. | | *1709/7/13 [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], dies. |
| + | *1709/10 [[Tokugawa Yoshizane]] dies. |
| *Emperor Higashiyama dies (b. [[1675]]). | | *Emperor Higashiyama dies (b. [[1675]]). |
| *[[Sakata Tojuro I|Sakata Tôjûrô I]] dies (b. [[1646]]). | | *[[Sakata Tojuro I|Sakata Tôjûrô I]] dies (b. [[1646]]). |
| + | *[[Tokugawa Ietsugu]] is born (d. [[1716]]). |
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