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==Timeline of 1855==
 
==Timeline of 1855==
 
*Ansei 1/11/25 (Jan. 12) [[Commodore Perry]] arrives in New York.
 
*Ansei 1/11/25 (Jan. 12) [[Commodore Perry]] arrives in New York.
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*Ansei 1/12/9 (Jan 26) The [[USS Powhatan|USS ''Powhatan'']] returns to [[Shimoda]] with the ratification instruments for the [[Convention of Kanagawa]], signed the previous year.
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*Ansei 1/12/21 (Feb 7) [[Treaty of Shimoda]] signed between Russia and Japan.
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*1855/1/5 (Feb 21) Commander [[Henry A. Adams]] of the ''Powhatan'' and Japanese representatives exchange ratified copies of the Convention of Kanagawa, completing the agreement process, and the ''Powhatan'' departs Japan the following day.
 
*1855/1/21 (March 9) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Ryûkyû-USA Treaty of Amity]] is ratified by the US Congress and officially announced by President Franklin Pierce.
 
*1855/1/21 (March 9) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Ryûkyû-USA Treaty of Amity]] is ratified by the US Congress and officially announced by President Franklin Pierce.
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*1855/10 [[Ansei Earthquake]] strikes Edo.
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*1855/2/22 The shogunate declares all of [[Ezo]] territory under direct shogunate control, leaving the [[Matsumae clan]] in control only of a certain area of land immediately around [[Matsumae castle|Matsumae]].
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*1855/10/15 A [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-France)|Treaty of Amity]] is signed between France and the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].
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*1855/5/19 A [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]] departs from [[Naha]].
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*1855/5/29 The Ryukyuan mission to Edo arrives at [[Kagoshima]].
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*1855/10 French ships call at Ryûkyû.
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*1855/10 The shogunate grants permission for samurai and commoners to settle in [[Ezo]] and offers loans to those who engage in developing the land.
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*1855/10/2 [[Ansei Earthquake]] strikes Edo.
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*1855/10/15 A [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-France)|Treaty of Amity]] is signed between France and the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], allowing a French mission to be established, and for Frenchmen to move freely within the kingdom.
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*1855/12/3 [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] (head of the [[Hitotsubashi family]]) and [[Ichijo Mikako|Ichijô Mikako]] marry.
  
 
==Other Events of 1855==
 
==Other Events of 1855==
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*[[Abe Masahiro]] steps down as [[Tairo|Tairô]].
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*[[Bernard Bettelheim]] publishes his translation of the Gospel of Luke into [[Okinawan language|Okinawan]].
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*The [[VOC|Dutch]] gift the shogunate a [[telegraph]].
 
*The [[Kyoto Gosho|Kyoto Imperial Palace]] is rebuilt.
 
*The [[Kyoto Gosho|Kyoto Imperial Palace]] is rebuilt.
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*[[Treaty of Shimoda]] - The shogunate and [[Russia]] complete the first of a number of agreements seeking to define geographical borders between the two countries' territories. The shogunate assumes direct administration of [[Ezo]] in order to more solidly claim the territory and repel Russian incursions. The [[Kuril Islands]] are officially given to Russia, but the status of [[Sakhalin]] is left undecided. This represents the first establishment of "modern" political borders for Japan.
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*Muslims in China's southwestern provinces rise up in rebellion; they are not suppressed until [[1873]].
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*Paris hosts a [[World's Fair]] for the first time - the [[Exposition Universelle of 1855]].
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*The Ryukyuan mission to Edo is canceled, and returns home to Ryûkyû from Kagoshima, in the aftermath of the Ansei Earthquake.
 
*''[[Bansho Shirabesho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Bureau of Western Studies) is founded by the shogunate.
 
*''[[Bansho Shirabesho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Bureau of Western Studies) is founded by the shogunate.
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*[[Yonago castle]] collapses following an earthquake.
  
 
===Births and Deaths===
 
===Births and Deaths===
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*''[[Yoga|Yôga]]'' painter [[Goseda Yoshimatsu]] is born (d. 1915).
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*[[Inukai Tsuyoshi]] is born (d. 1932).
 
*''[[Yuzen|Yûzen]]'' artist [[Nishimura Sozaemon XII]] is born (d. 1935).
 
*''[[Yuzen|Yûzen]]'' artist [[Nishimura Sozaemon XII]] is born (d. 1935).
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*1855/2/16 Former Gonnodainagon [[Takakura Nagamasa]] dies.
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*1855/4/20 [[Maeda Toshiyoshi]], lord of [[Daishoji han|Daishôji han]], dies.
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*1855/5/26 [[Choshu han|Chôshû]] retainer [[Murata Seifu|Murata Seifû]] born.
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*1855/7/28 [[Tsugaru Tsugutomi]], heir to the lord of [[Hirosaki han]], dies. Retainers [[Oyatsu Iwagoro|Ôyatsu Iwagorô]] and [[Tateyama Gen'emon]] follow him in death.
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*1855/10/15 [[Sagara Nagatomi]], lord of [[Hitoyoshi han]], dies.
  
 
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Ansei 2 (安政二年)

Timeline of 1855

  • Ansei 1/11/25 (Jan. 12) Commodore Perry arrives in New York.
  • Ansei 1/12/9 (Jan 26) The USS Powhatan returns to Shimoda with the ratification instruments for the Convention of Kanagawa, signed the previous year.
  • Ansei 1/12/21 (Feb 7) Treaty of Shimoda signed between Russia and Japan.
  • 1855/1/5 (Feb 21) Commander Henry A. Adams of the Powhatan and Japanese representatives exchange ratified copies of the Convention of Kanagawa, completing the agreement process, and the Powhatan departs Japan the following day.
  • 1855/1/21 (March 9) The Ryûkyû-USA Treaty of Amity is ratified by the US Congress and officially announced by President Franklin Pierce.
  • 1855/2/22 The shogunate declares all of Ezo territory under direct shogunate control, leaving the Matsumae clan in control only of a certain area of land immediately around Matsumae.
  • 1855/5/19 A Ryukyuan mission to Edo departs from Naha.
  • 1855/5/29 The Ryukyuan mission to Edo arrives at Kagoshima.
  • 1855/10 French ships call at Ryûkyû.
  • 1855/10 The shogunate grants permission for samurai and commoners to settle in Ezo and offers loans to those who engage in developing the land.
  • 1855/10/2 Ansei Earthquake strikes Edo.
  • 1855/10/15 A Treaty of Amity is signed between France and the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, allowing a French mission to be established, and for Frenchmen to move freely within the kingdom.
  • 1855/12/3 Tokugawa Yoshinobu (head of the Hitotsubashi family) and Ichijô Mikako marry.

Other Events of 1855

Births and Deaths

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