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Tenna 3 (天和三年)

==Timeline of 1683==
*1683/5/17 The courtesan Yamatoya Ichinojô and her lover Goze no Chôemon commit suicide together in Osaka. Shortly afterward, inspired by the attention this event attracted among the populace, the first "love suicide" play (''[[shinju|shinjû]]'') to ever be performed on the [[kabuki]] stage is organized and performed.
*1683/12/16 A fire breaks out damaging the [[Nakamura-za]] and [[Ichimura-za]] kabuki theatres.

==Other Events of 1683==
*The British ship ''[[Asia (ship)|Asia]]'' illegally visits Nagasaki harbor, in violation of [[maritime prohibitions]].
*''[[Buke Shohatto]]'' is reissued with some changes; the 1683 form is repromulgated several times over the course of the remainder of the Edo period with few changes.
*[[Chinese investiture mission]] arrives in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]; [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] is formally [[investiture|invested]] as King of Ryûkyû.
*[[Qing Dynasty]] forces under [[Shi Lang]] put an end to the rebellion of [[Ming loyalists]] based on [[Taiwan]] and officially claim control over the island.
*Shogunate prescribes the maximum size for ''[[wakizashi]]'' and [[katana]], marking the end of the Kanbun-Shintô period of [[Japanese Swords|swordmaking]].
*''Tenshû'' and ''yagura'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Bitchu)]] which remain today are built.
*The shogunate arrests more than 300 illegal prostitutes in Edo, sending them to the [[Yoshiwara]], denying them pay for five years.

===Births and Deaths===
*[[Kano school|Kanô school]] painter [[Kano Gyokuen|Kanô Gyokuen]] is born (d. [[1727]]).
*[[Miyagawa Choshun|Miyagawa Chôshun]], ''ukiyo-e'' artist, is born (d. 1753). 
*[[Tansui Kenchu|Tansui Kenchû]], first Ryukyuan [[udui bugyo|Magistrate of Dance]], dies (b. [[1623]]).
*[[Watanabe Shiko|Watanabe Shikô]] is born (d. [[1755]]).

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