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*[[Double suicide]] is banned. | *[[Double suicide]] is banned. | ||
*The reign of the [[Kangxi Emperor]] comes to an end in China. | *The reign of the [[Kangxi Emperor]] comes to an end in China. | ||
| − | *The Publishing Guilds issue a series of regulations, banning amorous stories, any new or confused interpretations of Buddhism, Confucianism, or Shintô, and mentions of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] or of the [[Tokugawa clan]]. In addition, the authors and publishers were obligated to include their real names in the [[colophon]] (''okutsuke'') at the ends of their books. | + | *The Publishing Guilds issue a series of regulations, banning amorous stories, any new or confused interpretations of Buddhism, Confucianism, or Shintô, and mentions of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] or of the [[Tokugawa clan]]. In addition, the authors and publishers were obligated to include their real names in the [[colophon]] (''okutsuke'') at the ends of their books. This represents the first extensive system of surveillance and censorship of publishing implemented. |
*Four [[waterworks]] channels in Edo are taken out of use, leaving the Tamagawa and Kanda channels providing water to the city. | *Four [[waterworks]] channels in Edo are taken out of use, leaving the Tamagawa and Kanda channels providing water to the city. | ||
*The shogunate's ban on ''[[yomiuri]]'' news-singers and news-papers is strengthened, but to little effect. | *The shogunate's ban on ''[[yomiuri]]'' news-singers and news-papers is strengthened, but to little effect. | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 30 November 2011
Kyôhô 7 (享保七年)
Timeline of 1722
Other Events of 1722
- Ban on foreign books is lifted; importation of Western books through Nagasaki resumes.
- Ichikawa Danjûrô II becomes the first Edo kabuki actor to achieve an annual salary of 1,000 ryô.
- The shogunate licenses 109 rice brokers and permits them to form a union.
- Double suicide is banned.
- The reign of the Kangxi Emperor comes to an end in China.
- The Publishing Guilds issue a series of regulations, banning amorous stories, any new or confused interpretations of Buddhism, Confucianism, or Shintô, and mentions of Tokugawa Ieyasu or of the Tokugawa clan. In addition, the authors and publishers were obligated to include their real names in the colophon (okutsuke) at the ends of their books. This represents the first extensive system of surveillance and censorship of publishing implemented.
- Four waterworks channels in Edo are taken out of use, leaving the Tamagawa and Kanda channels providing water to the city.
- The shogunate's ban on yomiuri news-singers and news-papers is strengthened, but to little effect.
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