Hôei 6 (宝永六年)
Timeline of 1709
- 1709/5/1 Tokugawa Ienobu becomes Shogun.
- 1709/9/30 Arai Hakuseki reads a letter formally informing the shogunate of the death of Shô Tei, king of Ryûkyû. This is his first interaction with the Ryukyuan kingdom.
- 1709/11/18 Shô Eki succeeds Shô Tei as king of Ryûkyû.
- 1709/11/25 Shuri castle burns down.
Other Events of 1709
- A famine strikes in Ryûkyû; over 3000 die.
- Emperor Higashiyama is succeeded by Emperor Nakamikado.
- Nishikawa Jôken's Ka'i tsûshô kô, first published 1695, is reissued in a revised five-volume version.
- Ôgata Kôrin returns to Kyoto, and begins collaborating more closely with his brother Kenzan.
- Shuri castle burns down (rebuilt 1712).
Births and Deaths
- 1709/1/10 Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi dies (b. 1646).
- 1709/7/13 Shô Tei, king of Ryûkyû, dies.
- Emperor Higashiyama dies (b. 1675).
- Sakata Tôjûrô I dies (b. 1646).
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