1711

Hôei 8 (宝永八年) / Shôtoku 1 (正徳元年)

Timeline of 1711

• 1711/2/7 Bakufu orders to simplify Korean envoy ceremony.
• 1711/2/16 Ryukyuan embassy on return from Edo reaches Kagoshima.
• 1711/3/22 Ryukyuan embassy on return from Edo reaches Naha.
• 1711/4/11 Abe Masataka becomes Rôjû.
• 1711/5/15 Korean embassy to Edo departs Seoul.
• 1711/7/19 Korean embassy to Edo arrives at Tsushima.
• 1711/8/17 Korean embassy arrives at Ainoshima and gets stuck there for nine days on account of weather.
• 1711/10 Bakufu bans priests to enter Dejima.
• 1711/11/28 Mangoku Riot.(Awa province)
• 1711/12/23 Mizuno Tadayuki becomes Wakadoshiyori.

Other Events of 1711

• Emperor Nakamikado formally comes of age.
• Korean embassy journeys to Edo.
• Konkôkenshû, an encyclopedia of the old Ryukyuan language, is compiled.
• Torii Tadahide becomes a member of the wakadoshiyori.
• Yotsuhô currency is coined; at 20% pure silver, it is the most debased form of currency issued during the Edo period.

Births and Deaths

• Asami Keisai dies (b. 1652).
• Tokugawa Ieshige is born (d. 1761).
• Uji Kaganojô dies (b. 1635).

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