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==Timeline of 1779== | ==Timeline of 1779== | ||
*1779/1 Shogunate bans the circulation of ''[[nanryoni|nanryôni]]'' (pure silver) coinage, beginning the circulation of gold-silver alloyed coins. | *1779/1 Shogunate bans the circulation of ''[[nanryoni|nanryôni]]'' (pure silver) coinage, beginning the circulation of gold-silver alloyed coins. | ||
| − | *1779/ | + | *1779/9/1 [[Sakurajima]] erupts. |
*1779/11/9 [[Emperor Kokaku|Emperor Kôkaku]] succeeds [[Emperor Go-Momozono]] to the Imperial throne. | *1779/11/9 [[Emperor Kokaku|Emperor Kôkaku]] succeeds [[Emperor Go-Momozono]] to the Imperial throne. | ||
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*''[[Rangaku]]'' scholar [[Hiraga Gennai]] is arrested and imprisoned for killing a disciple of his in a fit of rage. | *''[[Rangaku]]'' scholar [[Hiraga Gennai]] is arrested and imprisoned for killing a disciple of his in a fit of rage. | ||
*The shogunate establishes the [[geisha]] ''[[kenban]]'', and all geisha of the Yoshiwara are registered. | *The shogunate establishes the [[geisha]] ''[[kenban]]'', and all geisha of the Yoshiwara are registered. | ||
| + | *[[Shimazu Shigehide]] establishes the Meiji-kan (later known as [[Tenmonkan]]). | ||
*[[Isaac Titsingh]] becomes ''[[opperhoofd]]'' in [[Dejima]]. | *[[Isaac Titsingh]] becomes ''[[opperhoofd]]'' in [[Dejima]]. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
| − | * | + | *[[Emperor Go-Momozono]] dies. |
| + | *[[Jan Cock Blumhoff]] is born (d. [[1853]]). | ||
*''[[Roju|Rôjû]]'' [[Matsudaira Takechika]] dies (b. 1714). | *''[[Roju|Rôjû]]'' [[Matsudaira Takechika]] dies (b. 1714). | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:41, 21 September 2016
An'ei 8 (安永八年)
Timeline of 1779
- 1779/1 Shogunate bans the circulation of nanryôni (pure silver) coinage, beginning the circulation of gold-silver alloyed coins.
- 1779/9/1 Sakurajima erupts.
- 1779/11/9 Emperor Kôkaku succeeds Emperor Go-Momozono to the Imperial throne.
Other Events of 1779
- Adherents of the Fuji-kô sect first begin building mini-Fuji in Edo.
- Works by Katsukawa Shunrô, the artist who will later be known as Hokusai, are published for the first time.
- Rangaku scholar Hiraga Gennai is arrested and imprisoned for killing a disciple of his in a fit of rage.
- The shogunate establishes the geisha kenban, and all geisha of the Yoshiwara are registered.
- Shimazu Shigehide establishes the Meiji-kan (later known as Tenmonkan).
- Isaac Titsingh becomes opperhoofd in Dejima.
Births and Deaths
- Emperor Go-Momozono dies.
- Jan Cock Blumhoff is born (d. 1853).
- Rôjû Matsudaira Takechika dies (b. 1714).
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