56590(community total) + 21 (my reviews) = 56611
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current status: throwing worried looks at my old pc thatās making a new unusual noise.
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56639(community total) + 42 (my reviews) = 56681
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That means itās 1724, which is the year the University of Osaka was founded! Their mascot is Dr. Wani, the crocodileā¦ Sounds like a familiar fellow.
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57488 (community total) + 41 (my reviews) = 57,529
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About 158 years in: 1720
wow things are moving fast now with vocab reviews. I havenāt been able to post for a while as Iām cut off in the middle of a flood and charging my phone via generator! (Iām in Brisbane, Australia) so Iāll keep it brief:
Way back in 1707 was the last confirmed eruption of ćµćå±±. It created a huge ashfall that even reached the city of Edo which got a few centimeters of ash layer. Closer to the eruption had huge volumes of rocks, dirt, pumice and ash covering the area, which destroyed huge areas of farmland and housing. Rain and landslides caused further immediate damage and deaths. Widespread starvation resulted as food production for 100ās of Kms was affected
In the few years from 1709 to 1716 there were 3 successions of Tokuawa Shoguns. In 1709 Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (the āDog Shogunā, from my previous post) passed on his title to his nephew Tokugawa Ienobu, as his own sons had all died at a very young age. Tsunayoshi died that same year of measles. Ienobu was then the 6th Shogun, and immediately threw out many of the strict edicts and laws Tsunayoshi had put in place, and removed some censorship laws. This encouraged more growth in the arts and culture, and he even allowed some Dutch books in. In general, Ienobu also made some postive reforms to the economy and improved relations with the Imperial Court. His reign was short lived however, and he died in 1712. The 7th Shogun was his infant son, Tokugama Ietsugu, who was only 3 years old at the time. A small council of Ienobuās advisors controlled matters for the time being, and mostly were following up improvements to currency and trade that had already been put in place. Trade was also opened up in Edo (not just Nagasaki now), but still heavily restricted in terms of how many ships could come in. A few years later Ietsugu died at the age if 6 due to a cold or flu. Obviously having no children, he was succeeded by Tokugawa Yoshimune, who was from a branch a few generations ago (as all the recent shoguns had no surving children).
Yoshimune is considered one of the best Tokugawa Shoguns, and made large successful reforms to the economy, termed The Kyoho Reforms. For starters he relaxed the Sankin Kotai (requirement od the Daimyo for alternate attendance at Edo) to promote spending in their own province, as well as building better facilities and imroving laws for merchants and internal trade. Restrictions on some international items and books were also relaxed, promoting technological and financial improvements. All the way up to 1736, the Kyoho reforms consistantly improved the economy and technology across the country.
Lastly, In 1721, Edo is the worlds largest city, with 1.1 million people.
(ok that wasnt that brief)
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