*1712/6 [[Satsuma han]] restores to the king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] the title of ''koku-ô'' (king); for the previous hundred years, Satsuma had regarded him as ''kokushi'' (governor).
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*1712/4/2 [[Arai Hakuseki]] meets with representatives of the [[VOC]], Cornelis Lardijn, Paulus Simons, Willem Wagemans, and Joan Heusler.
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*1712/4/10 Hakuseki meets with VOC representatives again.
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*1712/6 [[Satsuma han]] restores to the king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] the title of ''koku-ô'' (king); for the previous hundred years, Satsuma had regarded him as ''[[kokushi (governors)|kokushi]]'' (governor). Use of the surname [[尚]] (Shô) is restricted to the king himself; all other members of the royal family are required to use the surname [[向]] (Shô).
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*1712/7 [[Tamagusuku Chokun|Tamagusuku Chôkun]] travels to [[Kagoshima]] to inform [[Satsuma han]] of the death of King Shô Eki.
==Other Events of 1712==
==Other Events of 1712==
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===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*1712/10/14 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] dies.
*1712/11/2 Hikosaka Hachibe'e Tadashige of the [[Emmei Ryu|Enmei-ryû]] school of ''[[kenjutsu]]'' dies.
*1712/11/2 Hikosaka Hachibe'e Tadashige of the [[Emmei Ryu|Enmei-ryû]] school of ''[[kenjutsu]]'' dies.
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro IV|Ichikawa Danjûrô IV]] is born (d. [[1778]]).
*[[Ichikawa Danjuro IV|Ichikawa Danjûrô IV]] is born (d. [[1778]]).