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==Timeline of 1849==
 
==Timeline of 1849==
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*1849/3/13 The shogunate dismisses lord of [[Takamatsu han]] [[Matsudaira Yoritane]], lord of [[Moriyama han]] [[Matsudaira Yorinobu]], and lord of [[Hitachi Fuchu han]] [[Matsudaira Yoritsugu]] from their positions as guardians overseeing the administration of [[Mito han]].
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*1849/int.4/1 A British yacht called the ''Nancy Dawson'' and commanded by a Captain Shedden, puts in at [[Naha]].
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*1849/6 or 7 (August) A letter is drafted from the government of [[Queen Victoria]] and sent to the government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] suggesting that Ryûkyû regard missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]] more highly.
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*1849/10 or 11 (December) The Ryûkyû Kingdom responds to England's letter, expressing that they are unable to enter into trade relations with foreign countries (especially as they are poor in resources and have nothing to trade); as Japanese regulations regarding interactions with foreign parties are quite strict, they also ask that the missionary Bettelheim be removed. The British decline to do so.
  
 
==Other Events of 1849==
 
==Other Events of 1849==
*[[Bernard Bettelheim]] completes the first English-[[Ryukyuan languages|Ryukyuan]] dictionary.
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*Bernard Bettelheim completes the first English-[[Ryukyuan languages|Ryukyuan]] dictionary.
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*The shogunate orders the strengthening of coastal defenses, in the wake of the [[Opium War]] and anticipating the threat of Western powers seeking to "open" the country.
 
*The annual contract system in Edo [[kabuki]], by which a new company was formed each year, is dissolved.
 
*The annual contract system in Edo [[kabuki]], by which a new company was formed each year, is dissolved.
 
*[[Kondo Shusuke|Kondô Shûsuke]] adopts the man who will later become [[Shinsengumi]] commander [[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]].
 
*[[Kondo Shusuke|Kondô Shûsuke]] adopts the man who will later become [[Shinsengumi]] commander [[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]].
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*A British ship called the ''[[Mariner]]'' arrives at Edo Bay and lands some number of people who conduct illegal surveys and then depart.
 
*[[Matsumae Takahiro]] succeeds [[Matsumae Masahiro]] as head of the [[Matsumae clan]].
 
*[[Matsumae Takahiro]] succeeds [[Matsumae Masahiro]] as head of the [[Matsumae clan]].
 
*Reconstruction begins on [[Matsumae castle]]; it will be completed in [[1854]].
 
*Reconstruction begins on [[Matsumae castle]]; it will be completed in [[1854]].
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*Shogunal heir [[Tokugawa Iesachi]] marries [[Ichijo Hideko|Ichijô Hideko]].
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*The completed ''[[Tokugawa jikki]]'', begun in [[1801]], is formally presented to Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]].
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*The [[Uraga bugyo|Uraga bugyô]] has a Western-style ship constructed and names it the ''[[Soshunmaru|Sôshunmaru]]''.
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*The [[USS Preble|USS ''Preble'']] which called at [[Naha]] the previous year arrives in [[Nagasaki]], and picks up [[Ranald MacDonald]] and thirteen deserters from the [[whaling]] ship ''[[Lagoda]]''.
  
 
===Births and Deaths===
 
===Births and Deaths===
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*[[Kabuki]] actor [[Onoe Kikugoro III|Onoe Kikugorô III]] dies.
 
*[[Kabuki]] actor [[Onoe Kikugoro III|Onoe Kikugorô III]] dies.
 
*Shinsengumi member [[Nakamura Goro|Nakamura Gorô]] is born.
 
*Shinsengumi member [[Nakamura Goro|Nakamura Gorô]] is born.
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*[[Nogi Maresuke]] is born (d. [[1912]]).
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*[[Saionji Kinmochi]] is born (d. 1940).
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 3 October 2019

Kaei 2 (嘉永二年)

Timeline of 1849

  • 1849/3/13 The shogunate dismisses lord of Takamatsu han Matsudaira Yoritane, lord of Moriyama han Matsudaira Yorinobu, and lord of Hitachi Fuchu han Matsudaira Yoritsugu from their positions as guardians overseeing the administration of Mito han.
  • 1849/int.4/1 A British yacht called the Nancy Dawson and commanded by a Captain Shedden, puts in at Naha.
  • 1849/6 or 7 (August) A letter is drafted from the government of Queen Victoria and sent to the government of the Ryûkyû Kingdom suggesting that Ryûkyû regard missionary Bernard Bettelheim more highly.
  • 1849/10 or 11 (December) The Ryûkyû Kingdom responds to England's letter, expressing that they are unable to enter into trade relations with foreign countries (especially as they are poor in resources and have nothing to trade); as Japanese regulations regarding interactions with foreign parties are quite strict, they also ask that the missionary Bettelheim be removed. The British decline to do so.

Other Events of 1849

Births and Deaths


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