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*The [[American Legation]] is moved to Edo from [[Shimoda]]. | *The [[American Legation]] is moved to Edo from [[Shimoda]]. | ||
*Austrian linguist [[Anton Boller]] is the first to suggest a connection between [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and the Altaic language family. | *Austrian linguist [[Anton Boller]] is the first to suggest a connection between [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and the Altaic language family. | ||
| + | *The [[British East India Company]] is abolished following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and India comes under the direct control of the Crown. | ||
*The French gift a piece of artillery to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. | *The French gift a piece of artillery to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]. | ||
*Construction begins on the [[Goryokaku castle|Goryôkaku]] in [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]]. | *Construction begins on the [[Goryokaku castle|Goryôkaku]] in [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 16 June 2014
Ansei 4 (安政四年)
Timeline of 1857
Other Events of 1857
- The American Legation is moved to Edo from Shimoda.
- Austrian linguist Anton Boller is the first to suggest a connection between Japanese and the Altaic language family.
- The British East India Company is abolished following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and India comes under the direct control of the Crown.
- The French gift a piece of artillery to the Kingdom of Ryûkyû.
- Construction begins on the Goryôkaku in Hokkaidô.
- The Royal Asiatic Society is established.
- Yamaoka Tesshû and Kiyokawa Hachirô form the Torao Party.
Births and Deaths
- Gotô Shinpei, 3rd Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan), is born (d. 1929).
- Sculptor Naganuma Moriyoshi is born (d. 1942).
- Shanghai painter Ren Xiong dies (b. 1823).
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