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==Timeline of 1858==
==Timeline of 1858==
*1858/4/23 [[Ii Naosuke]] is named ''[[Tairo|Tairô]]''.
*1858/4/25 (June 6) [[Joseph Heco]] (Hamada Hikozô<!--浜田彦蔵-->) becomes the first Japanese to naturalize as a US citizen.
*1858/4/25 (June 6) [[Joseph Heco]] (Hamada Hikozô<!--浜田彦蔵-->) becomes the first Japanese to naturalize as a US citizen.
*1858/5 The [[Treaty of Tientsin]] is signed but not ratified by the [[Qing Empire]], marking the end of the first stage of the [[Second Opium War]], but the war continues until [[1860]].
*1858/5 The [[Treaty of Tientsin]] is signed but not ratified by the [[Qing Empire]], marking the end of the first stage of the [[Second Opium War]], but the war continues until [[1860]].
*1858/5/27-30 [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]] arrives in [[Kagoshima]], but the mission is ultimately canceled in the 7th month and returns home to Ryûkyû.
*1858/5/27-30 A [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]] arrives in [[Kagoshima]], but the mission is ultimately canceled in the 7th month and returns home to Ryûkyû.
*1858/6/19 [[Harris Treaty]] of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the United States.
*1858/6/19 [[Harris Treaty]] of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the United States.
*1858/6/23 [[Hotta Masayoshi]] and [[Matsudaira Tadakata]] are dismissed from their positions as ''[[roju|rôjû]]'', and are replaced with [[Manabe Akikatsu]], [[Ota Sukemoto|Ôta Sukemoto]], and [[Matsudaira Noriyasu]].
*1858/6/25 [[Tokugawa Yoshitomi]] is declared shogunal heir.
*1858/7/3 [[Ichiki Shiro|Ichiki Shirô]] of [[Satsuma han]] receives various secret orders from [[Shimazu Nariakira]], including plans for obtaining a military steamship, and enters into discussions with the French. Upon Nariakira's sudden death, these discussions are halted.
*1858/7/4 [[Ansei Purges]] begin.
*1858/7/10 [[Dutch-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and the Netherlands.
*1858/7/10 [[Dutch-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and the Netherlands.
*1858/7/11 [[Russo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and Russia.
*1858/7/11 [[Russo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and Russia.
*1858/8/15-9 The Comet Donati is observed in Okinawa.
*1858/8/15-9 The Comet Donati is observed in Okinawa.
*1858/9/3 [[Franco-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and France. [[Baron Gros]] is the chief French representative and signatory.
*1858/9/3 [[Franco-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce]] is signed between Japan and France. [[Baron Gros]] is the chief French representative and signatory.
*1858/10/25 [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] becomes shogun.
*1858/10/25 [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] becomes shogun.
==Other Events of 1858==
==Other Events of 1858==
*A cholera epidemic strikes across the country, killing 100,000 in [[Edo]] alone.
*A cholera epidemic strikes across the country, killing 100,000 in [[Edo]] alone.
*[[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theatre in [[Edo]] changes its name to incorporate the ''[[kanji]]'' for "protection".
*[[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theatre in [[Edo]] changes its name to incorporate the ''[[kanji]]'' for "protection".
*[[Fukuzawa Yukichi]] founds a school of [[rangaku|Western learning]] which would later become [[Keio University|Keiô University]].
*[[Fukuzawa Yukichi]] founds a school of [[rangaku|Western learning]] which would later become [[Keio University|Keiô University]].
*[[Matsura Akira]]<!--松浦詮--> becomes lord of [[Hirado han]].
*[[Matsura Akira]]<!--松浦詮--> becomes lord of [[Hirado han]].
*[[Shimazu Tadayoshi]] succeeds Shimazu Nariakira as daimyô of [[Satsuma han]]; his father [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]] serves as regent.
*[[Shimazu Tadayoshi]] succeeds Shimazu Nariakira as daimyô of [[Satsuma han]]; his father [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]] serves as regent.
*The Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War.
*The Treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War.
*The Mughal Dynasty falls in India.
*The Mughal Dynasty falls in India.
*1858 March 4 - Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] dies (b. 1794).
*1858 March 4 - Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] dies (b. 1794).
*1858/5/24 [[Tokugawa Yoshinori]], daimyô of [[Owari han]], is born (d. 1875).
*1858/5/24 [[Tokugawa Yoshinori]], daimyô of [[Owari han]], is born (d. 1875).
*1858/7/4 [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iesada]] dies (b. 1824).
*1858/7/6 [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iesada]] dies (b. 1824).
*1858/7/16 Shimazu Nariakira, daimyô of Satsuma han, dies of food poisoning (b. 1809).
*1858/7/16 Shimazu Nariakira, daimyô of Satsuma han, dies of food poisoning (b. 1809).
*1858/7/16 [[Takami Senseki]] dies (b. [[1785]]).
*1858/7/16 [[Takami Senseki]] dies (b. [[1785]]).
