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==Other Events of 1844==
==Other Events of 1844==
*French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off a Catholic missionary and leaves.
*French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off a Catholic missionary and leaves.
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*The shogunate asks publishers [[Subaraya Mohei]]<!--須原屋茂兵衛--> and [[Izumoji Bunjiro|Izumoji Bunjirô]]<!--出雲寺文治郎--> to reveal their sources for ''[[bukan]]'' (guidebooks to samurai houses); this is an indication that the source was not the shogunate itself.
*The Lord of [[Tsushima han]] forwards to the Korean court a request from the shogunate, that a [[Korean embassy]] journey to Osaka in [[1846]].
*The Lord of [[Tsushima han]] forwards to the Korean court a request from the shogunate, that a [[Korean embassy]] journey to Osaka in [[1846]].
*''[[Ukiyo-e]]'' artist [[Utagawa Kunisada]] takes on the name of his teacher and becomes Toyokuni III.
*''[[Ukiyo-e]]'' artist [[Utagawa Kunisada]] takes on the name of his teacher and becomes Toyokuni III.