1771

Meiwa 8 (明和八年)

Timeline of 1771

• 1771/3 A tsunami strikes Yonaguni Island. Roughly 10,000 are killed in the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands.

Other Events of 1771

• Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky of Hungary lands on Amami Ôshima.
• Nakasu entertainment district in Edo is established.
• The Yoshiwara burns down.

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