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| + | *Artist [[Kubo Shunman]] is born (d. [[1820]]). | ||
*[[Nakahira Zennoshin]] is executed in Tosa. | *[[Nakahira Zennoshin]] is executed in Tosa. | ||
Revision as of 22:53, 27 August 2011
Hôreki 7 (宝暦七年)
Timeline of 1757
- 1757/7/26 A powerful typhoon strikes Tosa province.
Other Events of 1757
- The Qianlong Emperor orders all ports in the provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu closed, leaving Guangzhou as the chief active southern port in China.
- Chinese investiture envoys destined for Ryukyu runs adrift on coral, but all members of the embassy make it safely to shore on Kumejima, where they build a shrine to Tenpi (Matsu), Taoist patron goddess of sailors and of navigation, in thanks.
- Arriving in Shuri, the envoys stay for roughly seven months, during which time deputy envoy Chou Huang compiles the Ryûkyû-koku shiryaku.
Births and Deaths
- Artist Kubo Shunman is born (d. 1820).
- Nakahira Zennoshin is executed in Tosa.
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