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==Other Events of 1794==
 
==Other Events of 1794==
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*A Dutch embassy enjoys an audience with the [[Qianlong Emperor]].
 
*The courtesan [[Hanaogi|Hanaôgi]] attempts to escape the [[Yoshiwara]] and elope with a man, but is caught and returned to her teahouse.
 
*The courtesan [[Hanaogi|Hanaôgi]] attempts to escape the [[Yoshiwara]] and elope with a man, but is caught and returned to her teahouse.
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*The office of the [[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki ''bugyô'']] tests firearms as part of its routine efforts to maintain and improve harbor defense. Twenty-four out of 35 weapons tested malfunction.
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*The Kingdom of the Netherlands is conquered by France and becomes a client-state known as the Batavian Republic.
 
*The shogunate bans the use of mica and certain other lavish materials in popular artworks.
 
*The shogunate bans the use of mica and certain other lavish materials in popular artworks.
*[[Sho On|Shô On]] succeeds his grandfather as King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
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*The shogunate bans [[kabuki]] actors from having annual salaries above 500 ''[[ryo|ryô]]''.
  
 
===Births and Deaths===
 
===Births and Deaths===
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*[[Ii Naoaki]], daimyô of [[Hikone han]], is born (d. [[1850]]).
 
*[[Mizuno Tadakuni]] is born (d. [[1851]]).
 
*[[Mizuno Tadakuni]] is born (d. [[1851]]).
*Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] is born.
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*Traveler [[Momoi Tou]] dies.
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*Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] is born (d. [[1858]]).
 
*[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], king of Ryûkyû, dies.
 
*[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], king of Ryûkyû, dies.
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*[[Yamanouchi Toyosuke]] is born (d. [[1872]]).
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:33, 29 January 2017

Kansei 6 (寛政六年)

Timeline of 1794

Other Events of 1794

  • A Dutch embassy enjoys an audience with the Qianlong Emperor.
  • The courtesan Hanaôgi attempts to escape the Yoshiwara and elope with a man, but is caught and returned to her teahouse.
  • The office of the Nagasaki bugyô tests firearms as part of its routine efforts to maintain and improve harbor defense. Twenty-four out of 35 weapons tested malfunction.
  • The Kingdom of the Netherlands is conquered by France and becomes a client-state known as the Batavian Republic.
  • The shogunate bans the use of mica and certain other lavish materials in popular artworks.
  • The shogunate bans kabuki actors from having annual salaries above 500 ryô.

Births and Deaths

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1793
1794 Following Year
1795