*Merchants dealing in oil, rice, and certain other commodities are ordered by the shogunate to form protective associations.
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*[[Sai On]] begins his revising and expanding of the ''[[Chuzan seifu|Chûzan seifu]]'' (completed the following year).
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*The [[Yongzheng Emperor]] declares proscriptions on Christianity, allowing exceptions for those with especially valuable skills, such as [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] astronomers.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*[[Hanabusa Itcho|Hanabusa Itchô]] dies (b. [[1652]]).
*[[Maeda Tsunanori]], daimyô of [[Kaga han]], dies (b. [[1643]])
*[[Maeda Tsunanori]], daimyô of [[Kaga han]], dies (b. [[1643]])
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*[[Nishikawa Joken]] dies (b. [[1648]]).
*[[Kabuki]] actor [[Sakata Tojuro II|Sakata Tôjûrô II]] dies (b. [[1669]])
*[[Kabuki]] actor [[Sakata Tojuro II|Sakata Tôjûrô II]] dies (b. [[1669]])
*[[Tsuda Genba]], Kaga han retainer, dies (b. [[1651]])
*[[Tsuda Genba]], Kaga han retainer, dies (b. [[1651]])
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*[[Yoshio Kosaku|Yoshio Kôsaku]] is born (d. [[1800]]).