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==Timeline of 1798== | ==Timeline of 1798== | ||
| + | *1798/5/1 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieharu]] views from his beach palace a whale which, following torrential rains in previous days, had become disoriented and made its way into Edo Bay. | ||
==Other Events of 1798== | ==Other Events of 1798== | ||
| + | *Lightning strikes the Great Buddha Hall of Kyoto's [[Hoko-ji|Hôkô-ji]], setting it aflame. The Hall, and the ''Kyôto Daibutsu'' (Great Buddha statue) within are destroyed. | ||
| + | *The [[Hosho school|Hôshô school]] of [[Noh]] publishes its first ''[[utai-bon]]''. | ||
| + | *[[Morishima Churyo|Morishima Chûryô]] finishes compiling his ''[[Bango-sen]]'' ("Lexicon of the Barbarian Language"), a Japanese-Dutch dictionary. | ||
*The [[National Academy (Ryukyu)|National Academy]] (''Kokugaku'') and ''[[Hiragakko-jo|Hiragakkô-jo]]'' schools are established in [[Shuri]]. | *The [[National Academy (Ryukyu)|National Academy]] (''Kokugaku'') and ''[[Hiragakko-jo|Hiragakkô-jo]]'' schools are established in [[Shuri]]. | ||
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===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
| − | * | + | *[[Kabuki]] actor [[Nakayama Bunshichi II]] dies (b. [[1755]]). |
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Latest revision as of 09:10, 2 January 2017
Kansei 10 (寛政十年)
Timeline of 1798
- 1798/5/1 Shogun Tokugawa Ieharu views from his beach palace a whale which, following torrential rains in previous days, had become disoriented and made its way into Edo Bay.
Other Events of 1798
- Lightning strikes the Great Buddha Hall of Kyoto's Hôkô-ji, setting it aflame. The Hall, and the Kyôto Daibutsu (Great Buddha statue) within are destroyed.
- The Hôshô school of Noh publishes its first utai-bon.
- Morishima Chûryô finishes compiling his Bango-sen ("Lexicon of the Barbarian Language"), a Japanese-Dutch dictionary.
- The National Academy (Kokugaku) and Hiragakkô-jo schools are established in Shuri.
Births and Deaths
- Kabuki actor Nakayama Bunshichi II dies (b. 1755).
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