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===Births and Deaths of 1703=== | ===Births and Deaths of 1703=== | ||
| + | *Genroku 15/12 (January 1703) [[Kira Yoshinaka]] is killed (b. [[1641]]). | ||
*1703/2/4 Forty-six of the [[47 Ronin]] commit ''[[seppuku]]''. | *1703/2/4 Forty-six of the [[47 Ronin]] commit ''[[seppuku]]''. | ||
*[[Yanagisawa Kien]] is born (d. [[1758]]). | *[[Yanagisawa Kien]] is born (d. [[1758]]). | ||
Revision as of 02:10, 14 January 2011
Genroku 16 (元禄十六年)
Timeline of 1703
- 1703/4 The real-life events upon which Sonezaki shinjû are based, occur.
- 1703/5/7 Sonezaki shinjû, an overnight (ichiyazuke) play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, debuts.
- 1703/7 Bakufu bans Tsuji-Sumo and Tsuji-Odori.
- 1703/10 Muro Kyusô publishes Akô Gijin Roku.
- 1703/11/23 Big earthquakes and floods strike Musashi, Sagami, Awa, and Kazusa provinces, and ignite the "Great Genroku Fire" in Edo.
Other Events of 1703
- Senbakoki is invented.
- The shogunate reissues a ban on the representation of contemporary events in kabuki and ningyô jôruri.
Births and Deaths of 1703
- Genroku 15/12 (January 1703) Kira Yoshinaka is killed (b. 1641).
- 1703/2/4 Forty-six of the 47 Ronin commit seppuku.
- Yanagisawa Kien is born (d. 1758).
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