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| *Publication, begun in [[1829]], of ''[[Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji]]'' by [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]], with illustrations by [[Utagawa Kunisada]], is cut off by the authorities. | | *Publication, begun in [[1829]], of ''[[Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji]]'' by [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]], with illustrations by [[Utagawa Kunisada]], is cut off by the authorities. |
| *[[Ryukyuan embassy]] journeys to Edo. | | *[[Ryukyuan embassy]] journeys to Edo. |
− | *The shogunate issues an edict instructing local authorities to provide food and fuel for foreign ships and to encourage them to leave as soon as possible, a considerable softening of policy from earlier edicts which demanded the all-out repulsion of foreign vessels. | + | *[[Edict to Repel Foreign Vessels]] issued in [[1825]] is repealed. The shogunate instructs local authorities to provide food and fuel for foreign ships and to encourage them to leave as soon as possible, a considerable softening of policy from earlier edicts which demanded the all-out repulsion of foreign vessels. |
| *The shogunate continues to implement added elements of the [[Tenpo Reforms|Tenpô Reforms]]. | | *The shogunate continues to implement added elements of the [[Tenpo Reforms|Tenpô Reforms]]. |
| **Over 4,000 illegal prostitutes of Edo are arrested and moved to the [[Yoshiwara]]. | | **Over 4,000 illegal prostitutes of Edo are arrested and moved to the [[Yoshiwara]]. |
− | **Kabuki theatres are required to move to Saruwaka-chô. No major kabuki theatre would operate outside of that district for thirty years. | + | **Kabuki theatres are required to move to Saruwaka-chô, which comes to be informally known as Shibai-machi ("Theater Town"). No major kabuki theatre would operate outside of that district for thirty years. |
| + | **At least one ''[[machi bugyo|machi bugyô]]'' criticizes the reforms as hurting the city's economy, and thus being opposed to ideals of benevolent government. |
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| ===Births and Deaths of 1842=== | | ===Births and Deaths of 1842=== |
| * Tenpô 12/12/24 Ryukyuan aristocrat [[Rin Seiko|Rin Seikô]] is born (d. [[1880]]). | | * Tenpô 12/12/24 Ryukyuan aristocrat [[Rin Seiko|Rin Seikô]] is born (d. [[1880]]). |
| * [[Abiru Eisaburo]] is born. | | * [[Abiru Eisaburo]] is born. |
| + | * Painter [[Hyakutake Kenko|Hyakutake Kenkô]] is born (d. [[1887]]). |
| + | *[[Matsudaira Takeoki]], lord of [[Hamada han]], dies. |
| * [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]] commits suicide. | | * [[Ryutei Tanehiko|Ryûtei Tanehiko]] commits suicide. |
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