1720
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Kyôho 5 (享保五年)
Timeline of 1720
- 1720/1/1-3 Korean embassy stays at Honnôji in Kyoto on their way from Edo back home to Korea.
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.
- Futago Sumidagawa, a play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, is debuted.
- King Sukchong is succeeded as King of Joseon Korea (reigned since 1674).
- 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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