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*King [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]] issues an edict dividing the year into periods in which the wearing of ''nachimun'', or "summer clothes," was mandatory, and that in which ''fuyumun'', or "winter clothes," were mandatory.
 
*King [[Sho Shitsu|Shô Shitsu]] issues an edict dividing the year into periods in which the wearing of ''nachimun'', or "summer clothes," was mandatory, and that in which ''fuyumun'', or "winter clothes," were mandatory.
 
*[[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] orders the promotion of Japanese arts (theatre, dances, etc.) in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
 
*[[Sho Shoken|Shô Shôken]] orders the promotion of Japanese arts (theatre, dances, etc.) in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
*The king's sister succeeds to the position of ''[[kikoe-ogimi|kikoe-ôgimi]]'' in Ryûkyû.
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*The king's sister succeeds to the position of ''[[kikoe-ogimi|kikoe-ôgimi]]'' in Ryûkyû, but is demoted to a rank below that of the queen and ''[[sessei]]''. The Office of Divination is abolished, and the ''[[noro]]'' as a whole are considerably reduced in power and influence, in response to pressure from Confucian factions at court.
 
*The shogunate undertakes an inspection tour of certain areas of the country.
 
*The shogunate undertakes an inspection tour of certain areas of the country.
  
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