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| ==Timeline of 1858== | | ==Timeline of 1858== |
− | *1858/5 [[Treaty of Tientsin]] ends the [[Second Opium War]]. | + | *1858/4/23 [[Ii Naosuke]] is named ''[[Tairo|Tairô]]''. |
| + | *1858/4/25 (June 6) [[Joseph Heco]] (Hamada Hikozô<!--浜田彦蔵-->) becomes the first Japanese to naturalize as a US citizen. |
| + | *1858/5 The [[Treaty of Tientsin]] is signed but not ratified by the [[Qing Empire]], marking the end of the first stage of the [[Second Opium War]], but the war continues until [[1860]]. |
| + | *1858/5/27-30 A [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]] arrives in [[Kagoshima]], but the mission is ultimately canceled in the 7th month and returns home to Ryûkyû. |
| *1858/6/19 [[Harris Treaty]] of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the United States. | | *1858/6/19 [[Harris Treaty]] of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the United States. |
| + | *1858/6/23 [[Hotta Masayoshi]] and [[Matsudaira Tadakata]] are dismissed from their positions as ''[[roju|rôjû]]'', and are replaced with [[Manabe Akikatsu]], [[Ota Sukemoto|Ôta Sukemoto]], and [[Matsudaira Noriyasu]]. |
| + | *1858/6/25 [[Tokugawa Yoshitomi]] is declared shogunal heir. |
| + | *1858/7/3 [[Ichiki Shiro|Ichiki Shirô]] of [[Satsuma han]] receives various secret orders from [[Shimazu Nariakira]], including plans for obtaining a military steamship, and enters into discussions with the French. Upon Nariakira's sudden death, these discussions are halted. |
| + | *1858/7/4 [[Ansei Purges]] begin. |
| *1858/7/10 [[Dutch-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and the Netherlands. | | *1858/7/10 [[Dutch-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and the Netherlands. |
| *1858/7/11 [[Russo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and Russia. | | *1858/7/11 [[Russo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and Russia. |
| *1858/7/18 [[Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and the United Kingdom. High Commissioner to China [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin]] is the chief British representative and signatory. | | *1858/7/18 [[Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and the United Kingdom. High Commissioner to China [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin]] is the chief British representative and signatory. |
− | *1858/8 Sanjukken-nagaya is completed at [[Kanazawa castle]]. | + | *1858/8/15-9 The Comet Donati is observed in Okinawa. |
− | *1858/9/3 [[Franco-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and France. | + | *1858/9/3 [[Franco-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and France. [[Baron Gros]] is the chief French representative and signatory. |
− | *1858/9/5 [[Ansei Purges]] begin.
| + | *1858/10/25 [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] becomes shogun. |
− | *1858/10/1 [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] succeeds [[Tokugawa Iesada]] as [[shogun]]. | |
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| ==Other Events of 1858== | | ==Other Events of 1858== |
− | *[[Manabe Akikatsu]] is named ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' for a second time. | + | *A cholera epidemic strikes across the country, killing 100,000 in [[Edo]] alone. |
| *[[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theatre in [[Edo]] changes its name to incorporate the ''[[kanji]]'' for "protection". | | *[[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theatre in [[Edo]] changes its name to incorporate the ''[[kanji]]'' for "protection". |
| *[[Fukuzawa Yukichi]] founds a school of [[rangaku|Western learning]] which would later become [[Keio University|Keiô University]]. | | *[[Fukuzawa Yukichi]] founds a school of [[rangaku|Western learning]] which would later become [[Keio University|Keiô University]]. |
− | *[[Shimazu Hisamitsu]] succeeds [[Shimazu Nariakira]] as daimyô of [[Satsuma han]]. | + | *[[Matsura Akira]]<!--松浦詮--> becomes lord of [[Hirado han]]. |
| + | *[[Shimazu Tadayoshi]] succeeds Shimazu Nariakira as daimyô of [[Satsuma han]]; his father [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]] serves as regent. |
| + | *The Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War. |
| + | *The Mughal Dynasty falls in India. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
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| *1858 March 4 - Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] dies (b. 1794). | | *1858 March 4 - Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] dies (b. 1794). |
| *1858/5/24 [[Tokugawa Yoshinori]], daimyô of [[Owari han]], is born (d. 1875). | | *1858/5/24 [[Tokugawa Yoshinori]], daimyô of [[Owari han]], is born (d. 1875). |
− | *1858/7/6 [[Shogun]] Tokugawa Iesada dies (b. 1824). | + | *1858/7/6 [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iesada]] dies (b. 1824). |
− | *1858/7/16 Shimazu Nariakira, daimyô of Satsuma han, dies (b. 1809). | + | *1858/7/16 Shimazu Nariakira, daimyô of Satsuma han, dies of food poisoning (b. 1809). |
| + | *1858/7/16 [[Takami Senseki]] dies (b. [[1785]]). |
| + | *1858/8/26 [[Wakadoshiyori]] [[Honjo Michitsura|Honjô Michitsura]] dies. |
| *1858/9/2 [[Yanagawa Seigan]], poet, dies (b. 1789). | | *1858/9/2 [[Yanagawa Seigan]], poet, dies (b. 1789). |
| + | *1858/9/2 Court noble [[Nonomiya Sadanaga]] dies. |
| *1858/10/27 [[Saito Makoto|Saitô Makoto]], [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] admiral and [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, is born (d. 1936). | | *1858/10/27 [[Saito Makoto|Saitô Makoto]], [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] admiral and [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, is born (d. 1936). |
| + | *1858/11/19 The monk Ninkô (aka [[Gessho|Gesshô]]) commits suicide. |
| *1858/12/5 [[Inoue Taisuke]], nephew of [[Shinsengumi]] captain [[Inoue Genzaburo|Inoue Genzaburô]], is born (d. 1927). | | *1858/12/5 [[Inoue Taisuke]], nephew of [[Shinsengumi]] captain [[Inoue Genzaburo|Inoue Genzaburô]], is born (d. 1927). |
| + | *[[Inoue Enryo|Inoue Enryô]] is born (d. 1919). |
| + | *[[Kang Youwei]] is born (d. 1927). |
| *[[Suzuki Kiitsu]] dies (b. [[1796]]). | | *[[Suzuki Kiitsu]] dies (b. [[1796]]). |
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