1857

Ansei 4 (安政四年)

Other Events of 1857

• The American Legation is moved to Edo from Shimoda.
• Austrian linguist Anton Boller is the first to suggest a connection between Japanese and the Altaic language family.
• The French gift a piece of artillery to the Kingdom of Ryûkyû.
• Construction begins on the Goryôkaku in Hokkaidô.
• The Royal Asiatic Society is established.
• Yamaoka Tesshû and Kiyokawa Hachirô form the Torao Party.

Births and Deaths

• Shanghai painter Ren Xiong dies (b. 1820).

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