1670

Kanbun 10 (寛文十年)

Timeline of 1670

• 1670/2/22 Hotta Masatoshi appointed Wakadoshiyori.
• 1670/6/12 Hayashi Shunsai completes Honchô Tsugan.
• 1670/8/13 Bakufu issues new thrift law.

Other Events of 1670

• Shogunate limits kabuki theatres in Edo to four: the Morita-za, Ichimura-za, Nakamura-za, and Yamamura-za.

Births and Deaths

• 1670/3/7 Sekiguchi Ujimune, jujutsu practitioner, dies (b. 1598).
• Asano Nagahiro, hatamoto, is born (d. 1734).
• Horibe Taketsune, one of the 47 Ronin, is born (d. 1703).
• Kurahashi Takeyuki, one of the 47 Ronin, is born (d. 1703).
• Tominomori Masayori, one of the 47 Ronin, is born (d. 1703).
• Fuwa Masatane, one of the 47 Ronin, is born (d. 1703).
• Hôjô Ujinaga, hatamoto and military scholar, dies (b. 1609).