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| ==Timeline of 1714== | | ==Timeline of 1714== |
− | *1714/1/12 [[Ejima-Ikushima Affair]] - A power struggle over control of Ejima, a woman in the [[Ooku|shogunal harem]] comes to a climax and spills over into a larger affair. | + | *1714/1/12 [[Ejima-Ikushima Affair]] - A power struggle over control of Ejima, a woman in the [[Ooku|shogunal harem]], comes to a climax and spills over into a larger affair. |
| + | *1714/2/6 In consequence of the Ejima-Ikushima Affair, the shogunate forces the [[Yamamura-za]] to close. The building is destroyed, and all its assets seized. All other Edo theatres are closed as well, for a brief time. |
| + | *1714/3/9 An edict is issued imposing a variety of restrictions upon [[kabuki]] theatres, many of which are repeats of restrictions already on the books. Box seats could not be taller than one story. Special passages and rooms for merry-making could not be constructed, and patrons could not be invited to the actors' homes. Blinds, curtains, and screens, which had been used to allow high-ranking samurai and others to visit the theatre discreetly, were banned. Torchlight evening plays were banned. Sumptuous costumes were banned. |
| + | *1714/4/9 The three remaining Edo theatres (other than the Yamamura-za) are permitted to reopen. |
| + | *1714/5/13 [[Nakamura Kuranosuke]] expeled from Kyoto. |
| + | *1714/10/28 [[Bakufu]] releases [[Kugeshuhatto]]. |
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| ==Other Events of 1714== | | ==Other Events of 1714== |
− | *Two [[Ryukyuan embassy|Ryukyuan embassies]] to Edo. | + | *[[Ryukyuan embassy]] to Edo. |
| + | *The last of the 105 volumes of [[Terashima Ryoan|Terashima Ryôan's]] ''[[Wakan sansai zue]]'' are published. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
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| *1714/11/25 Mathematician [[Arima Yoriyuki]] born (d. [[1783]]). | | *1714/11/25 Mathematician [[Arima Yoriyuki]] born (d. [[1783]]). |
| *1714/12/18 Future ''rôjû'' [[Matsudaira Takechika]] born (d. [[1779]]). | | *1714/12/18 Future ''rôjû'' [[Matsudaira Takechika]] born (d. [[1779]]). |
| + | *[[Giovanni Battista Sidotti]] dies (b. [[1668]]). |
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| + | |width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1713]]''' |
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| + | |width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1715]]''' |
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| [[Category:Edo Period Timeline]] | | [[Category:Edo Period Timeline]] |
| [[Category:Timeline]] | | [[Category:Timeline]] |