1782

Tenmei 2 (天明二年)

Timeline of 1782

• 1782/4/1 The new courtesan Segawa VI of the Matsubaya teahouse is "launched."

Other Events of 1782

• Rama I founds the Chakri Dynasty in Siam, which continues to rule today.
• The Great Tenmei Famine begins (lasts until 1787).
• Tsutaya Jûzaburô purchases exclusive rights to publish Yoshiwara saiken.
• The first ukiyo-e print by Utamaro to be published by Tsutaya Jûzaburô is published.

Births and Deaths

• Aizawa Seishisai is born (d. 1863).
• Confucian scholar Hirose Tansô is born (d. 1856).
• Kanze Kiyohisa dies.
• Segawa Kikunojô IV is born (d. 1812).

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