Difference between revisions of "1840"
From SamuraiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search (create year page) |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
*1840/7 Representatives of the [[Dutch East India Company]] arrive at [[Nagasaki]] and inform of the outbreak of the [[Opium War]]. | *1840/7 Representatives of the [[Dutch East India Company]] arrive at [[Nagasaki]] and inform of the outbreak of the [[Opium War]]. | ||
*1840/9 [[Takashima Shuhan|Takashima Shûhan]] offers a proposal to the shogunate on the production and use of artillery. | *1840/9 [[Takashima Shuhan|Takashima Shûhan]] offers a proposal to the shogunate on the production and use of artillery. | ||
| − | *1840/11 ''[[Sanboryochigae|Sanbôryôchigae]]'' - The daimyo of [[Shonai han]] (Dewa province), [[Kawagoe han]] (Musashi province), and [[Nagaoka han]] (Echigo province) are moved to one another's territories. | + | *1840/11 ''[[Sanboryochigae|Sanbôryôchigae]]'' - The daimyo of [[Shonai han|Shônai]] (Dewa province), [[Kawagoe han]] (Musashi province), and [[Nagaoka han]] (Echigo province) are moved to one another's territories. Following violent resistance by the people of Shônai, the order is withdrawn. |
| − | ==Other Events== | + | ==Other Events of 1840== |
| − | |||
*[[James Hepburn]] arrives in China. | *[[James Hepburn]] arrives in China. | ||
| + | *[[Manabe Akikatsu]] is named ''[[roju|rôjû]]''. | ||
| + | *The [[Opium War]] begins in China (~1842). | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
| Line 14: | Line 15: | ||
*[[Harada Sanosuke]], member of the [[Shinsengumi]], is born (d. 1868). | *[[Harada Sanosuke]], member of the [[Shinsengumi]], is born (d. 1868). | ||
*[[Ito Tetsugoro|Itô Tetsugorô]], member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868). | *[[Ito Tetsugoro|Itô Tetsugorô]], member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868). | ||
| + | *[[Alfred T. Mahan]] is born (d. 1914). | ||
| + | *[[Shibusawa Eiichi]] is born (d. 1931). | ||
*[[Yoshimura Kan'ichiro|Yoshimura Kan'ichirô]], member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868). | *[[Yoshimura Kan'ichiro|Yoshimura Kan'ichirô]], member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868). | ||
Latest revision as of 23:26, 29 March 2018
Tenpô 11 (天保十一年)
Timeline of 1840
- 1840/7 Representatives of the Dutch East India Company arrive at Nagasaki and inform of the outbreak of the Opium War.
- 1840/9 Takashima Shûhan offers a proposal to the shogunate on the production and use of artillery.
- 1840/11 Sanbôryôchigae - The daimyo of Shônai (Dewa province), Kawagoe han (Musashi province), and Nagaoka han (Echigo province) are moved to one another's territories. Following violent resistance by the people of Shônai, the order is withdrawn.
Other Events of 1840
- James Hepburn arrives in China.
- Manabe Akikatsu is named rôjû.
- The Opium War begins in China (~1842).
Births and Deaths
- Prime Minister Kuroda Kiyotaka is born (d. 1900).
- Harada Sanosuke, member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868).
- Itô Tetsugorô, member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868).
- Alfred T. Mahan is born (d. 1914).
- Shibusawa Eiichi is born (d. 1931).
- Yoshimura Kan'ichirô, member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868).
| Previous Year 1839 |
1840 | Following Year 1841 |
