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==Timeline of 1709==
==Timeline of 1709==
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*1709/5 [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] becomes [[Shogun]].
*1709/9/30 [[Arai Hakuseki]] reads a letter formally informing the shogunate of the death of [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. This is his first interaction with the Ryukyuan kingdom.
*1709/9/30 [[Arai Hakuseki]] reads a letter formally informing the shogunate of the death of [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]], king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. This is his first interaction with the Ryukyuan kingdom.
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*[[Ogata Korin|Ôgata Kôrin]] returns to Kyoto, and begins collaborating more closely with his brother [[Ogata Kenzan|Kenzan]].
*[[Ogata Korin|Ôgata Kôrin]] returns to Kyoto, and begins collaborating more closely with his brother [[Ogata Kenzan|Kenzan]].
*[[Shuri castle]] burns down (rebuilt 1712).
*[[Shuri castle]] burns down (rebuilt 1712).
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*[[Tokugawa Ienobu]] becomes [[Shogun]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===