Difference between revisions of "1689"

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Genroku 2 (元禄二年)

Construction and establishment of Chinese quarter in Nagasaki is formally completed.
The keizuza system of recording and tracking the geneologies of the aristocracy is established in Ryûkyû.
Matsuo Bashô makes a journey to the northern parts of Japan, upon which his Oku no Hosomichi ("The Narrow Road to the North") will later be based.
The Treaty of Nerchinsk establishes the border between Russia and Qing Dynasty China.
William and Mary are crowned King and Queen of England.

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 *Construction and establishment of Chinese quarter in [[Nagasaki]] is formally completed.
 *The ''[[keizuza]]'' system of recording and tracking the geneologies of the aristocracy is established in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
-*[[Matsuo Basho|Matsuo Bashô]] makes a journey to the northern parts of Japan, and writes ''[[Oku no Hosomichi]]'' ("The Narrow Road to the North").
+*[[Matsuo Basho|Matsuo Bashô]] makes a journey to the northern parts of Japan, upon which his ''[[Oku no Hosomichi]]'' ("The Narrow Road to the North") will later be based.
+*The [[Treaty of Nerchinsk]] establishes the border between Russia and [[Qing Dynasty]] China.
+*[[William of Orange|William and Mary]] are crowned King and Queen of England.
 ===Births and Deaths===
 *[[Ichikawa Danjuro II|Ichikawa Danjûrô II]] is born (d. [[1758]]).
+*[[Song Siyol]] dies (b. [[1607]]).
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