*1701/3/14 [[Kira Yoshinaka]] insults [[Asano Naganori]] in the shogun's palace, prompting the latter to swing at Kira with his sword; Asano is promptly placed in confinement by the palace guards.
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*1701/3/14 [[Asano Naganori]] attacks [[Kira Yoshinaka]] in the Matsu-no-rôka of the Honmaru Palace of [[Edo castle]]. Asano is then ordered to commit ''[[seppuku]]''.
==Other Events of 1701==
==Other Events of 1701==
*The [[kabuki]] play ''[[Zohiki|Zôhiki]]'' is first performed.
*The [[kabuki]] play ''[[Zohiki|Zôhiki]]'' is first performed.
*The earliest work by [[Okumura Masanobu]] extant today, an album known today as "The Courtesan Album," is published.
*The earliest work by [[Okumura Masanobu]] extant today, an album known today as "The Courtesan Album," is published.
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*[[Sai Taku]] completes his compilation of the ''[[Chuzan seifu|Chûzan seifu]]''.