1785
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Tenmei 5 (天明五年)
Timeline of 1785
Other Events of 1785
- Hayashi Shihei produces the Sankoku Tsûran Zusetsu, described by one scholar as "the first attempt to define Japan's position in relation to its neighbors, Korea, the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, and the Ainu." The map represents Japan as a single unit, all in one color, with Ryukyuan, Ainu, and Korean territories in different colors, as foreign countries.
Births and Deaths
- Chou Huang, Chinese ambassador to Ryukyu, dies.
- Satake Yoshiatsu, daimyô of Akita han, dies (b. 1748).
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