1703

Genroku 16 (元禄十六年)

Timeline of 1703

• 1703/5/7 The premiere of Sonezaki Shinju.
• 1703/7 Bakufu bans Tsuji-Sumo and Tsuji-Odori.
• 1703/10 Muro Kyusô publishes Akô Gijin Roku.
• 1703/11/23 Big earthquake and flood strike Musashi, Sagami, Awa, Kazusa, igniting the "Great Genroku Fire" in Edo.

Other Events of 1703

• Senbakoki is invented.
• The shogunate reissues a ban on the representation of contemporary events in kabuki and ningyô jôruri.

Births and Deaths of 1703

• 1703/2/4 Forty-six of the 47 Ronin commit seppuku.

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