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*1708/1/3 [[Mt. Fuji]], which began erupting on [[1707]]/11/23, becomes dormant again. It has not erupted since. | *1708/1/3 [[Mt. Fuji]], which began erupting on [[1707]]/11/23, becomes dormant again. It has not erupted since. | ||
*1708/9 [[Sakata Tojuro I|Sakata Tôjûrô I]] appears onstage for the final time, in a production of ''Yûgiri Nagori no Shôgatsu''. | *1708/9 [[Sakata Tojuro I|Sakata Tôjûrô I]] appears onstage for the final time, in a production of ''Yûgiri Nagori no Shôgatsu''. | ||
| + | *1708/12/3 Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] issues his "[[Kindness to Animals Decrees]]." All animals are to be kindly treated; if [[horses]] get tired while being ridden, they are to be stabled and taken care of by whatever mansions are nearby; and, [[post-horses]] are not to be overtaxed, and are to be well taken care of in both [[tenryo|shogunal]] and [[han|domain lands]]. | ||
==Other Events of 1708== | ==Other Events of 1708== | ||
*[[Arai Hakuseki]] meets with and interviews the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] missionary [[Giovanni Battista Sidotti]]. | *[[Arai Hakuseki]] meets with and interviews the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] missionary [[Giovanni Battista Sidotti]]. | ||
| + | *Arai Hakuseki completes his ''[[Sairan igen]]'', credited as being the first systematic geography of the world to be produced in Japan. | ||
*[[Asano Yoshinaga]] succeeds [[Asano Tsunanaga]] as ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Hiroshima han]]. | *[[Asano Yoshinaga]] succeeds [[Asano Tsunanaga]] as ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Hiroshima han]]. | ||
| + | *The [[Kyoto Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]] in Kyoto burns down; reconstruction is completed the following year. | ||
| + | *The wooden [[Madan-bashi]] is rebuilt in stone. | ||
*Construction, begun in [[1695]], is completed on the [[Taku Seibyo|Taku Seibyô]] in Taku, [[Saga han]]. It is today the oldest extant [[Confucian temple]] in Japan. | *Construction, begun in [[1695]], is completed on the [[Taku Seibyo|Taku Seibyô]] in Taku, [[Saga han]]. It is today the oldest extant [[Confucian temple]] in Japan. | ||
*[[Tei Junsoku]] compiles the ''[[Six Courses in Morals]]'' (六諭衍義) and brings it back from China. | *[[Tei Junsoku]] compiles the ''[[Six Courses in Morals]]'' (六諭衍義) and brings it back from China. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
| + | *[[Matsudaira Masakuni]] (Hisachiyo) dies. | ||
*[[Nakamura Shichisaburo|Nakamura Shichisaburô]] dies (b. [[1662]]). | *[[Nakamura Shichisaburo|Nakamura Shichisaburô]] dies (b. [[1662]]). | ||
Latest revision as of 15:06, 1 October 2017
Hôei 5 (宝永五年)
Timeline of 1708
- 1708/1/3 Mt. Fuji, which began erupting on 1707/11/23, becomes dormant again. It has not erupted since.
- 1708/9 Sakata Tôjûrô I appears onstage for the final time, in a production of Yûgiri Nagori no Shôgatsu.
- 1708/12/3 Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi issues his "Kindness to Animals Decrees." All animals are to be kindly treated; if horses get tired while being ridden, they are to be stabled and taken care of by whatever mansions are nearby; and, post-horses are not to be overtaxed, and are to be well taken care of in both shogunal and domain lands.
Other Events of 1708
- Arai Hakuseki meets with and interviews the Jesuit missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti.
- Arai Hakuseki completes his Sairan igen, credited as being the first systematic geography of the world to be produced in Japan.
- Asano Yoshinaga succeeds Asano Tsunanaga as daimyô of Hiroshima han.
- The Imperial Palace in Kyoto burns down; reconstruction is completed the following year.
- The wooden Madan-bashi is rebuilt in stone.
- Construction, begun in 1695, is completed on the Taku Seibyô in Taku, Saga han. It is today the oldest extant Confucian temple in Japan.
- Tei Junsoku compiles the Six Courses in Morals (六諭衍義) and brings it back from China.
Births and Deaths
- Matsudaira Masakuni (Hisachiyo) dies.
- Nakamura Shichisaburô dies (b. 1662).
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