1705
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Hôei 2 (宝永二年)
Timeline of 1705
- 1705/2/5 Kuraoka Bunjirô, Ogyû Sorai, and ten or so others conduct a discussion in spoken Chinese about the Doctrine of the Mean. The event is held at the mansion of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, with Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi in attendance.
Other Events of 1705
- Tokugawa Yoshimune becomes daimyô of Wakayama han.
Births and Deaths
- Confucian scholar Itô Jinsai dies (b. 1627).
- Tokugawa Mitsusada dies (b. 1626).
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