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| *1853/3/27 Perry's fleet lands at Shanghai. | | *1853/3/27 Perry's fleet lands at Shanghai. |
| *1853/4/10 Perry's fleet departs Shanghai. | | *1853/4/10 Perry's fleet departs Shanghai. |
| + | *1853/4/16 A fire destroys [[Tsuwano castle]] and much of the surrounding [[castle-town]]. |
| *1853/4/19 (May 26) Perry's fleet lands at [[Naha]]. | | *1853/4/19 (May 26) Perry's fleet lands at [[Naha]]. |
| *1853/4 The Ryukyuan royal regent visits Perry aboard ship and attempts to convince him to give up his intentions to visit [[Shuri castle]]. Perry denies Bettelheim's request to travel with him to Japan. | | *1853/4 The Ryukyuan royal regent visits Perry aboard ship and attempts to convince him to give up his intentions to visit [[Shuri castle]]. Perry denies Bettelheim's request to travel with him to Japan. |
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| *1853/5 Perry claims a portion of the [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]] complex where Bettelheim had been living as pasture for the fleet's flocks. | | *1853/5 Perry claims a portion of the [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]] complex where Bettelheim had been living as pasture for the fleet's flocks. |
| *1853/5/3-24 (June 9-30) Perry explores the [[Ogasawara Islands]], claims them for the United States, and returns to Okinawa. | | *1853/5/3-24 (June 9-30) Perry explores the [[Ogasawara Islands]], claims them for the United States, and returns to Okinawa. |
| + | *1853/5/8 Perry buys land from Nathaniel Savory on [[Chichijima|Peel Island]] in the Ogasawaras to use as a coal yard, and discusses plans to establish a colonial government. |
| + | *1853/5/15 Celebrations are held in Edo for the 60th birthday of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]]. |
| + | *1853/5/17 Perry returns to Naha. |
| + | *1853/5/22 Perry banquets members of the Ryukyuan court aboard the USS ''Susquehanna''. |
| *1853/5/26 Perry departs Okinawa. | | *1853/5/26 Perry departs Okinawa. |
| *1853/6/2-12 (July 7-17) Perry makes his first visit to mainland Japan. | | *1853/6/2-12 (July 7-17) Perry makes his first visit to mainland Japan. |
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| *1853/6 [[Abe Masahiro]] reports on the arrival of the Black Ships to the [[Imperial Court]]. | | *1853/6 [[Abe Masahiro]] reports on the arrival of the Black Ships to the [[Imperial Court]]. |
| *1853/6/9 Perry delivers the formal letter from President Millard Fillmore, and states that he will return "in due course" to receive the emperor's reply. | | *1853/6/9 Perry delivers the formal letter from President Millard Fillmore, and states that he will return "in due course" to receive the emperor's reply. |
| + | *1853/6/17 A British ship crashes at [[Miyakojima]]. The islanders take care of them, and the [[Ryukyu Kingdom]] government arranges to have the six surviving British and 24 surviving Chinese sent back to China on an American vessel. |
| *1853/6/20 (July 25) Perry's fleet arrives in Ryûkyû for the third time. | | *1853/6/20 (July 25) Perry's fleet arrives in Ryûkyû for the third time. |
| *1853/6/23 Perry meets with the Ryukyuan regent, and receives the formal response to his insistence that the kingdom allow for the construction of a coaling station at Naha and the free welcoming of American ships. The regent denies his request at first, but capitulates once the commodore threatens to seize Shuri castle. | | *1853/6/23 Perry meets with the Ryukyuan regent, and receives the formal response to his insistence that the kingdom allow for the construction of a coaling station at Naha and the free welcoming of American ships. The regent denies his request at first, but capitulates once the commodore threatens to seize Shuri castle. |
| *1853/6/27 Perry departs Okinawa. | | *1853/6/27 Perry departs Okinawa. |
| *1853 July The shogunate consults various daimyô on the issue of opening the country. [[Tokugawa Nariaki]] of [[Mito han]] is appointed to oversee the country's naval defense. | | *1853 July The shogunate consults various daimyô on the issue of opening the country. [[Tokugawa Nariaki]] of [[Mito han]] is appointed to oversee the country's naval defense. |
− | *1853/7/18 Russian embassy under [[Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin|Putyatin]] arrives in [[Nagasaki]]. | + | *1853/7/13 One of the four American ships sets sail, leaving Naha. |
| + | *1853/7/16 A second of the four American ships leaves Naha. |
| + | *1853/7/19 A third of the three American ships leaves Naha, leaving only one ship remaining in the harbor. |
| + | *1853/7/18 Russian embassy under [[Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin|Putyatin]] arrives in [[Nagasaki]] with four ships. |
| + | *1853/7/26 The Russian vessel ''[[Vostok]]'' departs Nagasaki. |
| + | *1853/7/29 The Russian vessel ''[[Menshikov]]'' departs Nagasaki. |
| *1853 August Construction begins on coastal fort at [[Shinagawa]]. | | *1853 August Construction begins on coastal fort at [[Shinagawa]]. |
− | *1853 September Ban on the construction of large ships is lifted. | + | *1853/9/15 The shogunate lifts its ban on the construction of large ships. |
| *1853/10/1 Two ships depart [[Miyako Island]], carrying away 280 Chinese coolies who had hidden out on the island, bringing a resolution to the [[Robert Browne Incident|''Robert Browne'' Incident]] of the previous year. | | *1853/10/1 Two ships depart [[Miyako Island]], carrying away 280 Chinese coolies who had hidden out on the island, bringing a resolution to the [[Robert Browne Incident|''Robert Browne'' Incident]] of the previous year. |
| + | *1853/10/15 The Russian warship ''Vostok'' returns to Nagasaki. |
| *1853/10/23 [[Tokugawa Iesada]] becomes shogun. | | *1853/10/23 [[Tokugawa Iesada]] becomes shogun. |
| *1853/11/15 - 12/30 (Dec 15 - Jan 28) Perry's fleet makes its second expedition exploring Okinawa and its neighboring islands. | | *1853/11/15 - 12/30 (Dec 15 - Jan 28) Perry's fleet makes its second expedition exploring Okinawa and its neighboring islands. |
| + | *1853/12/5 Putyatin's fleet returns to Nagasaki. |
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| ==Other Events of 1853== | | ==Other Events of 1853== |
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| *The final tribute mission from Siam to Beijing ([[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] China) takes place. | | *The final tribute mission from Siam to Beijing ([[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] China) takes place. |
| *An accidental shooting<!--誤射事件--> incident occurs in [[Unna]] [[magiri]], in Ryûkyû. | | *An accidental shooting<!--誤射事件--> incident occurs in [[Unna]] [[magiri]], in Ryûkyû. |
| + | *Russians establish a military camp at [[Kushun kotan]] on [[Sakhalin Island]]. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *1853/1/20 [[Tokugawa Harutomi]], former lord of [[Wakayama han]], dies. |
| + | *1853/3/1 Makoto-no-miya, son of [[Prince Fushimi Kuniie]], dies. |
| + | *1853/5/16 [[Iwakura Tomoai]] dies. |
| *1853/6/19 (July 24) Hugh Ellis of the ''[[USS Mississippi]]'' dies, and is buried in the [[Tomari International Cemetery]] in [[Naha]]. | | *1853/6/19 (July 24) Hugh Ellis of the ''[[USS Mississippi]]'' dies, and is buried in the [[Tomari International Cemetery]] in [[Naha]]. |
| *1853/6/22 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]] dies (b. 1793). | | *1853/6/22 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]] dies (b. 1793). |
| + | *1853/6/22 [[Mine-hime]] dies. |
| + | *1853/8/10 [[Sakai Tadatomi]], lord of [[Himeji han]], dies. |
| *1853/8/16 [[Matsudaira Chokichiro|Matsudaira Chôkichirô]], the 12th son of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]], dies (b. [[1852]]). | | *1853/8/16 [[Matsudaira Chokichiro|Matsudaira Chôkichirô]], the 12th son of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]], dies (b. [[1852]]). |
| *[[Jan Cock Blumhoff]] dies (b. [[1779]]). | | *[[Jan Cock Blumhoff]] dies (b. [[1779]]). |
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| *[[Hayashi Tadamasa]], Paris-based art dealer, is born (d. [[1906]]). | | *[[Hayashi Tadamasa]], Paris-based art dealer, is born (d. [[1906]]). |
| *[[Clothing|Kimono]] dealer [[Kawashima Jinbei II]] is born (d. [[1910]]). | | *[[Clothing|Kimono]] dealer [[Kawashima Jinbei II]] is born (d. [[1910]]). |
| + | *Art historian [[Denman Waldo Ross]] is born (d. 1935). |
| + | *[[Yabu Meizan]] is born (d. 1934). |
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