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*Construction on the ''[[tenshu]]'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Iyo)]], begun in [[1820]], is completed. | *Construction on the ''[[tenshu]]'' of [[Matsuyama castle (Iyo)]], begun in [[1820]], is completed. | ||
*Expeditionary forces of the [[Russia-America Company]] occupy [[Sakhalin Island]]; the action, and subsequent Russian claims to the island, are justified by [[Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin]] based on the concepts of ''terra nullius'' and 'prior occupation.' | *Expeditionary forces of the [[Russia-America Company]] occupy [[Sakhalin Island]]; the action, and subsequent Russian claims to the island, are justified by [[Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin]] based on the concepts of ''terra nullius'' and 'prior occupation.' | ||
| − | *The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] signs a treaty with the United States. | + | *The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] signs [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|a treaty]] with the United States. |
*[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] completes training in Chiba and returns to [[Tosa han]]. | *[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] completes training in Chiba and returns to [[Tosa han]]. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 19 December 2011
Kaei 7 (嘉永七年) / Ansei 1 (安政元年)
Timeline of 1854
- 1854/1/6 Commodore Perry enters Shuri castle for the second time, as a mere show of authority, but is not granted an audience with any royals.
- 1854/11/9 An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region.
Other Events of 1854
- The Buke shohatto are re-promulgated.
- Ichikawa Ebizô V leads a troupe on a kabuki tour in Kamigata (Kansai).
- Reconstuction of Matsumae castle, begun in 1849, is completed.
- Construction on the tenshu of Matsuyama castle (Iyo), begun in 1820, is completed.
- Expeditionary forces of the Russia-America Company occupy Sakhalin Island; the action, and subsequent Russian claims to the island, are justified by Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin based on the concepts of terra nullius and 'prior occupation.'
- The Kingdom of Ryûkyû signs a treaty with the United States.
- Sakamoto Ryôma completes training in Chiba and returns to Tosa han.
Births and Deaths
- Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII commits suicide while on tour in Osaka (b. 1823).
- Shinsengumi member Ichimura Tetsunosuke is born.
- Architect Katayama Tôkuma is born (d. 1917).
- Yamanouchi Toyoatsu, daimyô of Tosa han, dies (b. 1825).
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