1718

Kyôhô 3 (享保三年)

Timeline of 1718

• 1718/1/1 A big fire in Takamatsu.(Sanuki province)
• 1718/1 Kokura, Fukuoka, and Chôshû defeat illegal trading ships from Qing.
• 1718/3/11 Farmers riot in Chôshû han.
• 1718/3/12 Farmers riot in Hiroshima han.
• 1718/5/8 Bakufu bans luxurious clothes.
• 1718/10/18 Firefighters' squad (machi bikeshi) assembled in Edo.
• 1718/11/13 Ryukyuan embassy to Edo.

Other Events of 1718

• Kabuki theatres in Edo first come to have roofs.
• The Meirindô, the first school in Okinawa, opens in Kumemura.
• Sai On becomes a member of the Sanshikan in Ryûkyû.
• Tamagusuku Chôkun, is once again named udui bugyô.

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