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==Other Events of 1861== | ==Other Events of 1861== | ||
| + | *Currency conversion is undertaken in Ryûkyû, with each copper coin being replaced by two in iron. | ||
*King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a nationwide prayer be held for China, in light of the [[Taiping Rebellion]] and Anglo-French invasion of Beijing as part of the [[Second Opium War]]. | *King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a nationwide prayer be held for China, in light of the [[Taiping Rebellion]] and Anglo-French invasion of Beijing as part of the [[Second Opium War]]. | ||
*[[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]] becomes the fourth head of the ''Tennen Rishin-ryû''. | *[[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]] becomes the fourth head of the ''Tennen Rishin-ryû''. | ||
Revision as of 02:42, 25 July 2013
Man'en 2 (万延二年) / Bunkyû 1 (文久元年)
Timeline of 1861
Other Events of 1861
- Currency conversion is undertaken in Ryûkyû, with each copper coin being replaced by two in iron.
- King Shô Tai of Ryûkyû orders a nationwide prayer be held for China, in light of the Taiping Rebellion and Anglo-French invasion of Beijing as part of the Second Opium War.
- Kondô Isami becomes the fourth head of the Tennen Rishin-ryû.
- Sakamoto Ryôma joins the Tosa Loyalist Party.
- Political cartoonist Charles Wirgman arrives in Japan.
Births and Deaths
- 1860/12/5 (January 15, 1861) Henry Heusken is killed (b. 1832).
- Ukiyo-e dealer Kobayashi Bunshichi is born (d. 1923).
- Diplomat and politician Makino Nobuaki is born (d. 1949).
- Christian thinker & critic Uchimura Kanzô is born (d. 1930).
- Utagawa Kuniyoshi dies (b. 1797).
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