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| *1808/8/25-28 [[Phaeton Incident]] - [[HMS Phaeton]] enters [[Nagasaki]] harbor, with the intention of attacking [[Dutch East India Company]] ships, capturing several Dutchmen, and threatening Japanese and Chinese as well. The ''Phaeton'' eventually leaves after receiving supplies and learning that the Dutch ships would not be arriving that year. | | *1808/8/25-28 [[Phaeton Incident]] - [[HMS Phaeton]] enters [[Nagasaki]] harbor, with the intention of attacking [[Dutch East India Company]] ships, capturing several Dutchmen, and threatening Japanese and Chinese as well. The ''Phaeton'' eventually leaves after receiving supplies and learning that the Dutch ships would not be arriving that year. |
| *1808/10/15 Ten officers from [[Saga han]], commanders of the gun batteries at Nagasaki, are placed under house arrest until the following year; [[Seki Dennojo|Seki Dennojô]], Nagasaki intelligence officer from Saga, is stripped of his office. | | *1808/10/15 Ten officers from [[Saga han]], commanders of the gun batteries at Nagasaki, are placed under house arrest until the following year; [[Seki Dennojo|Seki Dennojô]], Nagasaki intelligence officer from Saga, is stripped of his office. |
− | *1808/11/10 The order is given to place Saga han ''daimyô'' [[Nabeshima Naomasa]] under house arrest. | + | *1808/11/10 The order is given to place Saga han ''daimyô'' [[Nabeshima Narinao]] under house arrest. |
| *1808/11/24 The order to place Nabeshima Naomasa under house arrest arrives in Saga. | | *1808/11/24 The order to place Nabeshima Naomasa under house arrest arrives in Saga. |
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− | ==Other Events== | + | ==Other Events of 1808== |
| + | *[[Kashihonya|Booklenders]] outnumber public baths in Edo 656 to 523. |
| + | *[[Chinese investiture envoys]] visit [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. |
| *[[Kabuki]] play ''[[Kuruwa Bunsho|Kuruwa Bunshô]]'' premieres. | | *[[Kabuki]] play ''[[Kuruwa Bunsho|Kuruwa Bunshô]]'' premieres. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| *1808/9/27 [[Chiba Saburoemon|Chiba Saburôemon]] and [[Kanbara Jiemon]], Saga samurai and heads of the defenses at Nagasaki, commit ''seppuku''. | | *1808/9/27 [[Chiba Saburoemon|Chiba Saburôemon]] and [[Kanbara Jiemon]], Saga samurai and heads of the defenses at Nagasaki, commit ''seppuku''. |
| + | *Painter [[Kano Korenobu|Kanô Korenobu]] dies (b. [[1753]]). |
| *[[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki bugyô]] [[Matsudaira Yasuhira]] commits suicide. | | *[[Nagasaki bugyo|Nagasaki bugyô]] [[Matsudaira Yasuhira]] commits suicide. |
| *[[Matsumoto Saburo|Matsumoto Saburô]], chief counselor to [[Fukahori han]], commits suicide. | | *[[Matsumoto Saburo|Matsumoto Saburô]], chief counselor to [[Fukahori han]], commits suicide. |