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==Other Events of 1785==
==Other Events of 1785==
*[[Hayashi Shihei]] produces the ''[[Sankoku Tsuran Zusetsu|Sankoku Tsûran Zusetsu]]'', described by [[Tessa Morris-Suzuki|one scholar]] as "the first attempt to define Japan's position in relation to its neighbors, [[Korea]], the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], and the [[Ainu]]." The map represents Japan as a single unit, all in one color, with Ryukyuan, Ainu, and Korean territories in different colors, as foreign countries.
*[[Hayashi Shihei]] produces the ''[[Sankoku Tsuran Zusetsu|Sankoku Tsûran Zusetsu]]'', described by [[Tessa Morris-Suzuki|one scholar]] as "the first attempt to define Japan's position in relation to its neighbors, [[Korea]], the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], and the [[Ainu]]." The map represents Japan as a single unit, all in one color, with Ryukyuan, Ainu, and Korean territories in different colors, as foreign countries.
*[[Hendrik Casper Romberg]] is succeeded as ''[[opperhoofd]]'' of the [[Dutch East India Company]] base at [[Dejima]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===