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==Other Events of 1722==
 
==Other Events of 1722==
 
*Ban on foreign books is lifted; importation of Western books through [[Nagasaki]] resumes.
 
*Ban on foreign books is lifted; importation of Western books through [[Nagasaki]] resumes.
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*[[Ichikawa Danjuro II|Ichikawa Danjûrô II]] becomes the first Edo [[kabuki]] actor to achieve an annual salary of 1,000 ''[[ryo|ryô]]''.
 
*The shogunate licenses 109 [[rice brokers]] and permits them to form a union.
 
*The shogunate licenses 109 [[rice brokers]] and permits them to form a union.
 
*[[Double suicide]] is banned.
 
*[[Double suicide]] is banned.

Revision as of 04:04, 16 May 2010

Kyôhô 7 (享保七年)

Timeline of 1722

Other Events of 1722

  • Ban on foreign books is lifted; importation of Western books through Nagasaki resumes.
  • Ichikawa Danjûrô II becomes the first Edo kabuki actor to achieve an annual salary of 1,000 ryô.
  • The shogunate licenses 109 rice brokers and permits them to form a union.
  • Double suicide is banned.
  • Four waterworks channels in Edo are taken out of use, leaving the Tamagawa and Kanda channels providing water to the city.
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