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==Other Events of 1720==
==Other Events of 1720==
*[[Arai Hakuseki]] completes his ''[[Ezo shi]]'' ("History of [[Ezo]]").
*The bans on the importation of certain types of foreign books is lifted.
*The bans on the importation of certain types of foreign books is lifted.
*''[[Futago Sumidagawa]]'', a play by [[Chikamatsu Monzaemon]], is debuted.
*[[King Sukchong]] is succeeded as King of Joseon Korea (reigned since [[1674]]).
*Russian ambassadors to Beijing insist (as they have been since the 1650s) on presenting diplomatic credentials directly into the Emperor's hands, in accordance with European practice, rather than presenting the documents to intermediaries. Qing officials initially compromise, allowing the documents to be placed onto a desk in the Emperor's presence, but the [[Kangxi Emperor]] allows them to be handed directly to him.
*[[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]] performs a survey of the shogunate's archives on natural history, and identifies a lack of Chinese materials, especially on geography.
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