1719
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Kyôhô 4 (享保四年)
Timeline of 1719
- 1719/1/12 Meirinkan school of rangaku opens in Chôshû han.
- 1719/1/15 Matsumae Norihiro becomes daimyo.(Matsumae han)
- 1719/6/12 Bakufu fires 20 Daikan for embezzlement and debt.
- 1719/10/1 Korean envoy visits Edo castle.
Other Events of 1719
- Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune commands all daimyô to send their domains' best swordsmiths to Edo.
- Arai Hakuseki starts writing Nantôshi
- Chinese investiture envoys journey to Ryûkyû along with several cartographers ordered by the Chinese Emperor to prepare maps of Ryûkyû.
- Kumi odori is created by Tamagusuku Chôkun and performed for the first time, for the envoys.
- A dispute breaks out between the Chinese party and the Ryukyuan officials, who are unable to afford the vast amount of goods brought from China for sale.
Births and Deaths
- Confucian scholar Satô Naotaka dies (b. 1650).
- Tanuma Okitsugu is born (d. 1788).
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