Hôreki 8 (宝暦八年)

Timeline of 1758

Other Events of 1758

  • The shogunate establishes a clearinghouse for managing the trade in alum.
  • Hôreki Incident - pro-Imperialist rebels attempt to seize Edo.
  • Linnaeus writes his Systema Naturae, introducing the Linnaean system of categorization in Europe.
  • Namiki Shôzô I introduces the mawari butai (revolving stage).

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