1701

Genroku 14 (元禄十四年)

Timeline of 1701

• 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.

Other Events of 1701

• The kabuki play Zôhiki is first performed.
• The earliest work by Okumura Masanobu extant today, an album known today as "The Courtesan Album," is published.
• Sai Taku completes his compilation of the Chûzan seifu.

Births and Deaths

• Asano Naganori commits seppuku (b. 1667).

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