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==Timeline of 1712== | ==Timeline of 1712== | ||
*1712/6 [[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). | *1712/6 [[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). | ||
| + | *1712/7 [[Tamagusuku Chokun|Tamagusuku Chôkun]] travels to [[Kagoshima]] to inform [[Satsuma han]] of the death of King Shô Eki. | ||
==Other Events of 1712== | ==Other Events of 1712== | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 22 May 2013
Shôtoku 2 (正徳二年)
Timeline of 1712
- 1712/6 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).
- 1712/7 Tamagusuku Chôkun travels to Kagoshima to inform Satsuma han of the death of King Shô Eki.
Other Events of 1712
- 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.
- 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.
Births and Deaths
- 1712/11/2 Hikosaka Hachibe'e Tadashige of the Enmei-ryû school of kenjutsu dies.
- Ichikawa Danjûrô IV is born (d. 1778).
- Shô Eki dies.
- Artist Toriyama Sekien is born (d. 1788).
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