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==Other Events of 1695== | ==Other Events of 1695== | ||
*A shogunate census counts the [[chonin|commoner]] population as 353,588 people. | *A shogunate census counts the [[chonin|commoner]] population as 353,588 people. | ||
| − | *[[Nishikawa Joken|Nishikawa Jôken's]] ''[[Ka'i tsusho ko|Ka'i tsûshô kô]]'' is first published, in two volumes. (Revised & reissued [[1709]].) | + | *[[Nishikawa Joken|Nishikawa Jôken's]] ''[[Ka'i tsusho ko|Ka'i tsûshô kô]]''<!--華夷通商考--> is first published, in two volumes. (Revised & reissued [[1709]].) |
*Shogunal policies debase the currency, moving from 80% pure silver [[Keicho|Keichô]] coins, to 64% pure silver [[Genroku]] coins. | *Shogunal policies debase the currency, moving from 80% pure silver [[Keicho|Keichô]] coins, to 64% pure silver [[Genroku]] coins. | ||
*Construction begins on the [[Taku Seibyo|Taku Seibyô]], a [[Confucian temple]] in Taku, [[Saga han]], which is the oldest surviving Confucian temple in Japan today. Construction is completed in [[1708]]. | *Construction begins on the [[Taku Seibyo|Taku Seibyô]], a [[Confucian temple]] in Taku, [[Saga han]], which is the oldest surviving Confucian temple in Japan today. Construction is completed in [[1708]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 3 March 2014
Genroku 8 (元禄八年)
Timeline of 1695
Other Events of 1695
- A shogunate census counts the commoner population as 353,588 people.
- Nishikawa Jôken's Ka'i tsûshô kô is first published, in two volumes. (Revised & reissued 1709.)
- Shogunal policies debase the currency, moving from 80% pure silver Keichô coins, to 64% pure silver Genroku coins.
- Construction begins on the Taku Seibyô, a Confucian temple in Taku, Saga han, which is the oldest surviving Confucian temple in Japan today. Construction is completed in 1708.
Births and Deaths
- Matsudaira Yorishige dies (b. 1622).
- Herbalist Uemura Masakatsu is born (d. 1777).
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