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*1683/12/16 A fire breaks out damaging the [[Nakamura-za]] and [[Ichimura-za]] kabuki theatres.
*1683/12/16 A fire breaks out damaging the [[Nakamura-za]] and [[Ichimura-za]] kabuki theatres.
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==Other Events==
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==Other Events of 1683==
*''[[Buke Shohatto]]'' is reissued with some changes; the 1683 form is repromulgated several times over the course of the remainder of the Edo period with few changes.
*''[[Buke Shohatto]]'' is reissued with some changes; the 1683 form is repromulgated several times over the course of the remainder of the Edo period with few changes.
*Chinese investiture mission arrives in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]; [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] is formally invested as King of Ryûkyû.
*Chinese investiture mission arrives in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]; [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] is formally invested as King of Ryûkyû.
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*[[Qing Dynasty]] puts an end to the rebellion of [[Ming loyalists]] based on [[Taiwan]].
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*[[Qing Dynasty]] puts an end to the rebellion of [[Ming loyalists]] based on [[Taiwan]] and officially claims control over the island.
*Shogunate prescribes the maximum size for ''[[wakizashi]]'' and [[katana]], marking the end of the Kanbun-Shintô period of [[Japanese Swords|swordmaking]].
*Shogunate prescribes the maximum size for ''[[wakizashi]]'' and [[katana]], marking the end of the Kanbun-Shintô period of [[Japanese Swords|swordmaking]].
*''Tenshû'' and ''yagura'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Bitchu)]] which remain today are built.
*''Tenshû'' and ''yagura'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Bitchu)]] which remain today are built.