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Hôreki 7 (宝暦七年)
==Timeline of 1757==
*1757/7/26 A powerful [[Typhoon (Tosa) 1757|typhoon]] strikes [[Tosa province]].
==Other Events of 1757==
*[[Chinese investiture embassy]] destined for [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|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 ''[[Ryukyu-koku shiryaku|Ryûkyû-koku shiryaku]]''.
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Nakahira Zennoshin]] is executed in Tosa.
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