1730

Kyôho 15 (享保十五年)

Other Events of 1730

• The shogunate budget is balanced.
• Shuri castle is rebuilt after having been burned down. It will not be destroyed again until 1945.
• A number of restrictions are placed upon the yukatchu in Ryûkyû.
  • Prostitution is banned in the Kingdom.
  • New regulations are put into place regarding the status of illegitimate offspring.

Births and Deaths

• Painter Kanô Eisen'in Michinobu is born (d. 1790).
• Motoori Norinaga is born (d. 1801).
• Soga Shôhaku is born (d. 1781).
• Taira Shigesuke, author of Bushidô Shôshinshû, dies (b. 1639).

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