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==Timeline of 1701==
==Timeline of 1701==
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*1701/3/14 [[Kira Yoshinaka]] insults [[Asano Naganori]] in the shogun's palace, prompting the latter to swing at Kira with his sword; Asano is promptly placed in confinement by the palace guards.
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*1701/3/14 [[Asano Naganori]] attacks [[Kira Yoshinaka]] in the Matsu-no-rôka of the Honmaru Palace of [[Edo castle]]. Asano is then ordered to commit ''[[seppuku]]''.
==Other Events of 1701==
==Other Events of 1701==
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===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*Asano Naganori commits ''[[seppuku]]'' (b. [[1667]]).
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*1701/3/14 Asano Naganori commits ''seppuku'' (b. [[1667]]).
*[[Keichu|Keichû]] dies (b. [[1640]]).
*[[Keichu|Keichû]] dies (b. [[1640]]).
*[[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]] dies (b. [[1628]]).
*[[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]] dies (b. [[1628]]).