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==Other Events of 1721==
==Other Events of 1721==
* The shogunate begins authorizing ''nakama'' guild groups to become ''[[kabunakama]]'', overseeing the organization and trade within given trades (fields of work).
* The shogunate begins authorizing ''nakama'' guild groups to become ''[[kabunakama]]'', overseeing the organization and trade within given trades (fields of work). In Kyoto, guilds of scholarly book wholesalers (''shomotsu doiya nakama'') and of wholesalers of woodblock prints and popular fiction (''jihon doiya nakama''), are formed.
* The shogunate begins ordering domains to report population surveys once every six years.
* A shogunate edict sets limits on the size of ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' processions; most processions continue to be dramatically in excess of these limits for many years afterward.
* A shogunate edict sets limits on the size of ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' processions; most processions continue to be dramatically in excess of these limits for many years afterward.
* A shogunal ban on ''[[yomiuri]]'' news-singers and news-papers is re-issued.
* A shogunal ban on ''[[yomiuri]]'' news-singers and news-papers is re-issued.
* [[Xu Baoguang]] completes the ''Zhongshan chuanxin lu'' (J: ''[[Chuzan denshin roku|Chûzan denshin roku]]'').
*[[Zhu Yigui]] seizes the prefectural capital of [[Taiwan]]; his rebellion lasts two months before being defeated by a son of Admiral [[Shi Lang]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1721/9/23 Tokugimi, daughter of [[Konoe Iehiro]], dies.
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro III|Ichikawa Danjûrô III]] is born (d. [[1742]]).
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro III|Ichikawa Danjûrô III]] is born (d. [[1742]]).
*[[Matsudaira Yorimichi]], ''daimyô'' of [[Hitachishishido han]], dies (b. [[1657]]).
*[[Matsudaira Yorimichi]], ''daimyô'' of [[Hitachishishido han]], dies (b. [[1657]]).