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==Other Events of 1796==
==Other Events of 1796==
*British ships under [[William Robert Broughton]] visit the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]].
*[[Hokusai]] studies under [[Shiba Kokan|Shiba Kôkan]] for a time.
*[[Hokusai]] studies under [[Shiba Kokan|Shiba Kôkan]] for a time.
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro V|Ichikawa Danjûrô V]] retires.
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro V|Ichikawa Danjûrô V]] retires.
*The [[Qianlong Emperor]] abdicates in favor of his son, who becomes the [[Jiaqing Emperor]].
*[[Ryukyuan embassy]] departs for [[Edo]].
*[[Sho Genko|Shô Genko]] paints official posthumous royal portraits of many of the kings of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].
*[[Sho Genko|Shô Genko]] paints official posthumous royal portraits of many of the kings of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].
*The [[White Lotus Rebellion]] begins in China (ends [[1804]]).
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1796/5/6 Magofuku Itsuki commits [[seppuku|suicide]] (b. c. [[1769]]).
*1796/5/6 Magofuku Itsuki commits [[seppuku|suicide]] (b. c. [[1769]]).
*[[Date Chikamune]] is born (d. [[1812]]).
*[[Kano Osanobu|Kanô Osanobu]] is born (d. [[1846]]).
*[[Kano Osanobu|Kanô Osanobu]] is born (d. [[1846]]).
*[[Philipp Franz von Siebold]] is born (d. [[1866]]).
*[[Philipp Franz von Siebold]] is born (d. [[1866]]).
