An'ei 8 (安永八年)

Timeline of 1779

Other Events

  • Works by Katsukawa Shunrô, the artist who will later be known as Hokusai, are published for the first time.
  • Rangaku scholar Hiraga Gennai is arrested and imprisoned for killing a disciple of his in a fit of rage.
  • The shogunate establishes the geisha kenban, and all geisha of the Yoshiwara are registered.

Births and Deaths

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