1658

Meireki 4 (明暦四年) / Manji 1 (万治元年)

Timeline of 1658

• 1658/7/23 The Eiroku era begins.
• 1658/9/8 The shogunate organizes four firefighting squads, covering all of Edo, and consisting entirely of samurai.

Other Events of 1658

• Kyôgoku clan take command of Marugame castle.
• The Nagasaki-ya in Edo is severely damaged, or destroyed, in a fire.

Births and Deaths

• Date Tadamune dies.
• Genpaku Sôtan dies (b. 1578).
• Hineno Yoshitomo dies (b. 1588).
• Hisamatsu Yoshitomo dies (b. 1588).
• Maeda Toshitsune, third daimyô of Kaga han, dies (b. 1593).
• Muro Kyûso is born (d. 1734).
• Nakamura Kanzaburô I dies.
• Ôgata Kôrin is born (d. 1716).
• Sanada Nobuyuki dies (b. 1566).
• Tairô Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu is born (d. 1714).

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