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*1808/6 Sakhalin is confirmed to be an island, and not a peninsula of the Asian mainland.
 
*1808/6 Sakhalin is confirmed to be an island, and not a peninsula of the Asian mainland.
 
*1808/8/25-28 [[Phaeton Incident]] - [[HMS Phaeton]] enters [[Nagasaki]] harbor, with the intention of attacking [[Dutch East India Company]] ships, capturing several Dutchmen, and threatening Japanese and Chinese as well. The ''Phaeton'' eventually leaves after receiving supplies and learning that the Dutch ships would not be arriving that year.
 
*1808/8/25-28 [[Phaeton Incident]] - [[HMS Phaeton]] enters [[Nagasaki]] harbor, with the intention of attacking [[Dutch East India Company]] ships, capturing several Dutchmen, and threatening Japanese and Chinese as well. The ''Phaeton'' eventually leaves after receiving supplies and learning that the Dutch ships would not be arriving that year.
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*1808/10/15 Ten officers from [[Saga han]], commanders of the gun batteries at Nagasaki, are placed under house arrest until the following year; [[Seki Dennojo|Seki Dennojô]], Nagasaki intelligence officer from Saga, is stripped of his office.
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*1808/11/10 The order is given to place Saga han ''daimyô'' [[Nabeshima Narinao]] under house arrest.
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*1808/11/24 The order to place Nabeshima Naomasa under house arrest arrives in Saga.
  
==Other Events==
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==Other Events of 1808==
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*[[Kashihonya|Booklenders]] outnumber public baths in Edo 656 to 523.
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*[[Chinese investiture envoys]] visit [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
 
*[[Kabuki]] play ''[[Kuruwa Bunsho|Kuruwa Bunshô]]'' premieres.
 
*[[Kabuki]] play ''[[Kuruwa Bunsho|Kuruwa Bunshô]]'' premieres.
  
 
===Births and Deaths===
 
===Births and Deaths===
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*1808/9/27 [[Chiba Saburoemon|Chiba Saburôemon]] and [[Kanbara Jiemon]], Saga samurai and heads of the defenses at Nagasaki, commit ''seppuku''.
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*Painter [[Kano Korenobu|Kanô Korenobu]] dies (b. [[1753]]).
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*[[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki bugyô]] [[Matsudaira Yasuhira]] commits suicide.
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*[[Matsumoto Saburo|Matsumoto Saburô]], chief counselor to [[Fukahori han]], commits suicide.
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*[[Kabuki]] playwright [[Namiki Gohei I]] dies (b. [[1747]]).
 
*[[Udono Kyuo|Udono Kyûô]], head of the [[Roshigumi]], is born (d. 1869).
 
*[[Udono Kyuo|Udono Kyûô]], head of the [[Roshigumi]], is born (d. 1869).
  

Latest revision as of 13:49, 15 October 2017

Bunka 5 (文化五年)

Timeline of 1808

  • 1808/4 Mamiya Rinzô surveys Sakhalin.
  • 1808/6 Sakhalin is confirmed to be an island, and not a peninsula of the Asian mainland.
  • 1808/8/25-28 Phaeton Incident - HMS Phaeton enters Nagasaki harbor, with the intention of attacking Dutch East India Company ships, capturing several Dutchmen, and threatening Japanese and Chinese as well. The Phaeton eventually leaves after receiving supplies and learning that the Dutch ships would not be arriving that year.
  • 1808/10/15 Ten officers from Saga han, commanders of the gun batteries at Nagasaki, are placed under house arrest until the following year; Seki Dennojô, Nagasaki intelligence officer from Saga, is stripped of his office.
  • 1808/11/10 The order is given to place Saga han daimyô Nabeshima Narinao under house arrest.
  • 1808/11/24 The order to place Nabeshima Naomasa under house arrest arrives in Saga.

Other Events of 1808

Births and Deaths

Previous Year
1807
1808 Following Year
1809