1757
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Timeline of 1757
- 1757/7/26 A powerful typhoon strikes Tosa province.
Other Events of 1757
- Chinese investiture embassy 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
- Nakahira Zennoshin is executed in Tosa.
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