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*1840/11 ''[[Sanboryochigae|Sanbôryôchigae]]'' - The daimyo of [[Shonai han]] (Dewa province), [[Kawagoe han]] (Musashi province), and [[Nagaoka han]] (Echigo province) are moved to one another's territories. | *1840/11 ''[[Sanboryochigae|Sanbôryôchigae]]'' - The daimyo of [[Shonai han]] (Dewa province), [[Kawagoe han]] (Musashi province), and [[Nagaoka han]] (Echigo province) are moved to one another's territories. | ||
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*[[James Hepburn]] arrives in China. | *[[James Hepburn]] arrives in China. | ||
| + | *[[Manabe Akikatsu]] is named ''[[roju|rôjû]]''. | ||
| + | *The [[Opium War]] begins in China (~1842). | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 15 December 2010
Tenpô 11 (天保十一年)
Timeline of 1840
- 1840/7 Representatives of the Dutch East India Company arrive at Nagasaki and inform of the outbreak of the Opium War.
- 1840/9 Takashima Shûhan offers a proposal to the shogunate on the production and use of artillery.
- 1840/11 Sanbôryôchigae - The daimyo of Shonai han (Dewa province), Kawagoe han (Musashi province), and Nagaoka han (Echigo province) are moved to one another's territories.
Other Events of 1840
- James Hepburn arrives in China.
- Manabe Akikatsu is named rôjû.
- The Opium War begins in China (~1842).
Births and Deaths
- Prime Minister Kuroda Kiyotaka is born (d. 1900).
- Harada Sanosuke, member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868).
- Itô Tetsugorô, member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868).
- Yoshimura Kan'ichirô, member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1868).
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