Difference between revisions of "1712"

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Shôtoku 2 (正徳二年)

A fire destroys the tenshu and honmaru of Kôchi castle.
Ôgata Kenzan moves from Narutaki, on the outskirts of Kyoto, to central Kyoto. No longer overseeing his own kiln, he begins focusing more heavily on decoration, and orders ceramic blanks from various kilns.
Stipends are no longer guaranteed to those of the Ryukyuan aristocracy who do not hold official government posts.
Satsuma han restores to the king of Ryûkyû the title of koku-ô (king); for the previous hundred years, Satsuma had regarded him as kokushi (governor).
Shuri castle is rebuilt after a fire, with the aid of lumber from Satsuma, without which the kingdom could not undertake the repairs.
The first volumes of Wakan sansai zue, organized by Terashima Ryôan, begin to be published.

1712/11/2 Hikosaka Hachibe'e Tadashige of the Enmei-ryû school of kenjutsu dies.
Ichikawa Danjûrô IV is born (d. 1778).
Artist Toriyama Sekien is born (d. 1788).

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 *[[Satsuma han]] restores to the king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] the title of ''koku-ô'' (king); for the previous hundred years, Satsuma had regarded him as ''kokushi'' (governor).
 *[[Shuri castle]] is rebuilt after a fire, with the aid of lumber from Satsuma, without which the kingdom could not undertake the repairs.
-*The first volumes of ''[[Wakan sansai zue]]'' begin to be published.
+*The first volumes of ''[[Wakan sansai zue]]'', organized by [[Terashima Ryoan|Terashima Ryôan]], begin to be published.
 ===Births and Deaths===