Difference between revisions of "1794"

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Kansei 6 (寛政六年)

A Dutch embassy enjoys an audience with the Qianlong Emperor.
The courtesan Hanaôgi attempts to escape the Yoshiwara and elope with a man, but is caught and returned to her teahouse.
The office of the Nagasaki bugyô tests firearms as part of its routine efforts to maintain and improve harbor defense. Twenty-four out of 35 weapons tested malfunction.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is conquered by France and becomes a client-state known as the Batavian Republic.
The shogunate bans the use of mica and certain other lavish materials in popular artworks.
The shogunate bans kabuki actors from having annual salaries above 500 ryô.

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 ==Other Events of 1794==
+*A Dutch embassy enjoys an audience with the [[Qianlong Emperor]].
+*The courtesan [[Hanaogi|Hanaôgi]] attempts to escape the [[Yoshiwara]] and elope with a man, but is caught and returned to her teahouse.
+*The office of the [[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki ''bugyô'']] tests firearms as part of its routine efforts to maintain and improve harbor defense. Twenty-four out of 35 weapons tested malfunction.
+*The Kingdom of the Netherlands is conquered by France and becomes a client-state known as the Batavian Republic.
 *The shogunate bans the use of mica and certain other lavish materials in popular artworks.
-*[[Sho On|Shô On]] succeeds his grandfather as King of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
+*The shogunate bans [[kabuki]] actors from having annual salaries above 500 ''[[ryo|ryô]]''.
 ===Births and Deaths===
+*[[Ii Naoaki]], daimyô of [[Hikone han]], is born (d. [[1850]]).
 *[[Mizuno Tadakuni]] is born (d. [[1851]]).
-*Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] is born.
+*Traveler [[Momoi Tou]] dies.
+*Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] is born (d. [[1858]]).
 *[[Sho Boku|Shô Boku]], king of Ryûkyû, dies.
+*[[Yamanouchi Toyosuke]] is born (d. [[1872]]).
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