1681

Enpô 9 (延宝九年) / Tenna 1 (天和元年)

Timeline of 1681

• 1681/1/22 Gunnai Ikki
• 1681/2/23 A big fire burns down more than 2000 houses in Mito.
• 1681/2/25 Hotta Masatoshi reassigned to Koga han from Annaka han.
• 1681/5/20 Ikki in Shizuku han.
• 1681/5/28 Ishikawa Rokudayu expelled from Edo.
• 1681/10/28 Ogura Saneoki expelled to Sado Island.
• 1681/12/11 Hotta Masatoshi becomes Tairô.

Other Events of 1681

• Horses are removed from the list of tribute goods demanded of Ryûkyû by China.
• Matsudaira Mitsunaga, lord of Takada han, is attaindered as the result of a succession dispute within his house.
• The shogunate undertakes an inspection tour of the Kinai, Tôhoku, Shikoku, and central and eastern Japan.

Births and Deaths

• Sakai Tadakiyo dies (b. 1623).

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