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*''[[Kibyoshi|Kibyôshi]]'' writer [[Koikawa Harumachi]] dies (b. [[1744]]). | *''[[Kibyoshi|Kibyôshi]]'' writer [[Koikawa Harumachi]] dies (b. [[1744]]). | ||
*[[Miura Baien]] dies (b. [[1723]]). | *[[Miura Baien]] dies (b. [[1723]]). | ||
| + | *[[Yamauchi Toyochika]], lord of [[Tosa han]], dies. | ||
*Poet [[Yanagawa Seigan]] is born (d. [[1858]]). | *Poet [[Yanagawa Seigan]] is born (d. [[1858]]). | ||
Revision as of 22:37, 14 November 2014
Tenmei 9 (天明九年) / Kansei 1 (寛政元年)
Timeline of 1789
- 1789/1/25 The Kansei era begins.
- 1789/3/18 Shiba Kôkan arrives home in Edo, from Nagasaki.
- 1789/7 The shogunate arrests several thousand illegal prostitutes in Edo, Osaka, and Kyoto. Those arrested in Edo were either sent to the Yoshiwara, or to the rural areas.
Other Events of 1789
- Kunashiri-Menashi Rebellion - Ainu fishermen rebel in northeastern Ezo. Chieftain Tsukinoe of Kunashiri informs the Matsumae clan authorities, and persuades his son, one of the leaders of the rebellion, to surrender.
- Kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorô III makes his stage debut at the age of 4, under the name Onoe Eizaburô.
- As one of Emperor Qianlong's Ten Great Campaigns, the Qing army involves itself in a succession dispute in Vietnam; in the end, Vietnamese forces drive the Qing out of Vietnam.
- Title Incident (songô jiken) - Emperor Kôkaku names his father "retired emperor" without Tokugawa approval. Matsudaira Sadanobu orders severe punishments to court nobles involved.
Births and Deaths
- Kibyôshi writer Koikawa Harumachi dies (b. 1744).
- Miura Baien dies (b. 1723).
- Yamauchi Toyochika, lord of Tosa han, dies.
- Poet Yanagawa Seigan is born (d. 1858).
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