1818
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Timeline of 1818
- 1818/5 Englishman Peter Gordon, on board The Brothers, arrives in Uraga and demands to trade.
- 1818/8 Mizuno Tadaakira is appointed rôjû.
Other Events
- The early Shinshintô period of Japanese swordmaking gives way to the middle Shinshintô period.
Births and Deaths
- Shiba Kôkan, ukiyo-e and ranga artist, dies (b. 1747).
- Swordsman Hayashi Masu Masamori of the Shinmusô Hayashizaki-ryû dies.
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