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==Timeline of 1712==
==Timeline of 1712==
*1712/4/2 [[Arai Hakuseki]] meets with representatives of the [[VOC]], Cornelis Lardijn, Paulus Simons, Willem Wagemans, and Joan Heusler.
*1712/4/10 Hakuseki meets with VOC representatives again.
*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 (governors)|kokushi]]'' (governor). Use of the surname [[尚]] (Shô) is restricted to the king himself; all other members of the royal family are required to use the surname [[向]] (Shô).
*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==
*[[Ogata Kenzan|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.
*[[Ogata Kenzan|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 [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] [[yukatchu|aristocracy]] who do not hold official government posts.
*Stipends are no longer guaranteed to those of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] [[yukatchu|aristocracy]] who do not hold official government posts.
*[[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]]'', organized by [[Terashima Ryoan|Terashima Ryôan]], begin to be published.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1712/10/14 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] dies.
*1712/11/2 Hikosaka Hachibe'e Tadashige of the [[Emmei Ryu|Enmei-ryû]] school of ''[[kenjutsu]]'' dies.
*1712/11/2 Hikosaka Hachibe'e Tadashige of the [[Emmei Ryu|Enmei-ryû]] school of ''[[kenjutsu]]'' dies.
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro IV|Ichikawa Danjûrô IV]] is born (d. [[1778]]).
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro IV|Ichikawa Danjûrô IV]] is born (d. [[1778]]).
*[[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]] dies.
*Artist [[Toriyama Sekien]] is born (d. [[1788]]).
*Artist [[Toriyama Sekien]] is born (d. [[1788]]).
