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An'ei 8 (安永八年)
==Timeline of 1779==
*1779/1 Shogunate bans the circulation of ''[[nanryoni|nanryôni]]'' (pure silver) coinage, beginning the circulation of gold-silver alloyed coins.
*1779/10 [[Sakurajima]] erupts.
*1779/11/9 [[Emperor Kokaku|Emperor Kôkaku]] succeeds [[Emperor Go-Momozono]] to the Imperial throne.
==Other Events==
*''[[Rangaku]]'' scholar [[Hiraga Gennai]] is arrested and imprisoned for killing a disciple of his in a fit of rage.
===Births and Deaths===
*Hiraga Gennai dies in prison (b. 1729).
*''[[Roju|Rôjû]]'' [[Matsudaira Takechika]] dies (b. 1714).
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|width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1778]]'''
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[[Category:Edo Period Timeline]]