1703 in Japan

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Events in the year 1703 in Japan.

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Events
  • January 30 - The famed Forty-seven Samurai avenge their leader, Asano Naganori out of loyalty by attacking and killing Kira Kozuke no Suke Yoshinaka, despite being ordered not to. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fourteenth Day of the Twelfth Month, 1702)
  • December 31 - The 1703 Genroku earthquake occurred on 2:00 local time, killing 2,300.

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