1730
Kyôho 15 (享保十五年)
Timeline of 1730
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).
- Shô Chôkô is born (d. 1803)
- Soga Shôhaku is born (d. 1781).
- Taira Shigesuke, author of Bushidô Shôshinshû, dies (b. 1639).
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