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*1854/6/17 (July 11) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Treaty of Amity]]<!--琉米修好条約--> between the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the United States is signed by Commodore Perry and the Ryukyuan ''[[Sessei]]'' [[Ozato Chokyo|Ôzato Chôkyô]]<!--尚惇・大里王子朝教--> at [[Naha]]. | *1854/6/17 (July 11) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Treaty of Amity]]<!--琉米修好条約--> between the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the United States is signed by Commodore Perry and the Ryukyuan ''[[Sessei]]'' [[Ozato Chokyo|Ôzato Chôkyô]]<!--尚惇・大里王子朝教--> at [[Naha]]. | ||
*1854/6/23 (July 17) Perry and his fleet depart Ryûkyû for Hong Kong, taking [[Bernard Bettelheim]] with them. | *1854/6/23 (July 17) Perry and his fleet depart Ryûkyû for Hong Kong, taking [[Bernard Bettelheim]] with them. | ||
| + | *1854/int.7/15 (Sept 7) Rear Admiral [[Sir James Stirling]] comes to [[Nagasaki]] with four ships, seeking to attack Putyatin. | ||
| + | *1854/8/23 (Oct 14) The [[Anglo-Japanese Convention of 1854]] is signed. | ||
*1854/11/9 An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region. | *1854/11/9 An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region. | ||
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===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
*Kaei 6/12/26 (Jan 24) Eli Crosby, 2nd assistant engineer on the ''[[USS Susquehanna]]'', dies and is later buried in the [[Tomari International Cemetery]]. | *Kaei 6/12/26 (Jan 24) Eli Crosby, 2nd assistant engineer on the ''[[USS Susquehanna]]'', dies and is later buried in the [[Tomari International Cemetery]]. | ||
| + | *1854/8/18 (Oct 9) Translator [[Nishi Kichibei]] is found dead in his home. | ||
*1854/9/28 (Nov 18) John Miller, Captain Aft G on the ''[[USS Vincennes]]'', dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari. | *1854/9/28 (Nov 18) John Miller, Captain Aft G on the ''[[USS Vincennes]]'', dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari. | ||
*1854/10/1 (Nov 20) John Williams of the ''USS Vincennes'' dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari. | *1854/10/1 (Nov 20) John Williams of the ''USS Vincennes'' dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari. | ||
Revision as of 16:52, 16 August 2014
Kaei 7 (嘉永七年) / Ansei 1 (安政元年)
Timeline of 1854
- Kaei 6/12/22-26 (Jan 20-24) Perry's fourth visit to Ryûkyû. Commodore Perry enters Shuri castle for the second time, as a mere show of authority, but is not granted an audience with any royals.
- 1854/1/4-5 (Feb 1-2) Perry departs Ryûkyû for Edo.
- 1854/1/11-24 (Feb 8-21) A Russian fleet under Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin makes port in Naha.
- 1854/1/16 (Feb 13) Perry's fleet arrives in mainland Japan.
- 1854/2/29 (March 27) Crimean War: Britain and France declare war on Russia.
- 1854/3/3 (March 31) The Convention of Kanagawa is concluded.
- 1854/4/5 The USS Saratoga makes port in Honolulu on its way back to the US from Japan.
- 1854/5/17 (June 12) Board Incident - American sailor William Board assaults an old woman in Naha and is killed by a mob of locals.
- 1854/6/2 (June 26) Perry and his fleet depart Shimoda for the final time.
- 1854/6/7 (July 1) Perry arrives in Ryûkyû for the fifth time.
- 1854/6/17 (July 11) The Treaty of Amity between the Ryûkyû Kingdom and the United States is signed by Commodore Perry and the Ryukyuan Sessei Ôzato Chôkyô at Naha.
- 1854/6/23 (July 17) Perry and his fleet depart Ryûkyû for Hong Kong, taking Bernard Bettelheim with them.
- 1854/int.7/15 (Sept 7) Rear Admiral Sir James Stirling comes to Nagasaki with four ships, seeking to attack Putyatin.
- 1854/8/23 (Oct 14) The Anglo-Japanese Convention of 1854 is signed.
- 1854/11/9 An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region.
Other Events of 1854
- In response to the arrival of the Black Ships and of Putyatin, the bakufu calls for all bells in the country to be melted down and refashioned into cannon and rifles - with the exception of bells at head temples (honzan), those used for timekeeping, and those of great age and fame.
- 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.'
- Sakamoto Ryôma completes training in Chiba and returns to Tosa han.
Births and Deaths
- Kaei 6/12/26 (Jan 24) Eli Crosby, 2nd assistant engineer on the USS Susquehanna, dies and is later buried in the Tomari International Cemetery.
- 1854/8/18 (Oct 9) Translator Nishi Kichibei is found dead in his home.
- 1854/9/28 (Nov 18) John Miller, Captain Aft G on the USS Vincennes, dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari.
- 1854/10/1 (Nov 20) John Williams of the USS Vincennes dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari.
- American sailor William Board is killed in Naha, and is buried in Tomari.
- 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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