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==Timeline of 1857== | ==Timeline of 1857== | ||
| + | *1857/8/29 (Oct 16) - The shogunate signs a supplementary commercial treaty with Holland. | ||
| + | *1857/9/7 (Oct 24) - The shogunate signs a supplementary commercial treaty with Russia. | ||
| + | *1857/9/30 - More than twenty court nobles are sentenced to varying forms of house confinement for disrupting public morals. | ||
| + | *1857/10/14 [[Townsend Harris]] arrives in [[Edo]] for the first time. | ||
==Other Events of 1857== | ==Other Events of 1857== | ||
| − | *[[Aizawa Seishisai]] publishes his ''Shinron'' for the first time. | + | *[[Aizawa Seishisai]] publishes his ''[[Shinron]]'' for the first time, though it was already available in a form unauthorized by the author. |
*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 [[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]]. | ||
| + | *The first gaslamp in the country is lit inside a stone lantern at the [[Shimazu clan]] [[Sengan'en|Iso Palace]] in Kagoshima. | ||
*Construction begins on the [[Goryokaku castle|Goryôkaku]] in [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]]. | *Construction begins on the [[Goryokaku castle|Goryôkaku]] in [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]]. | ||
| + | *A Morse code message sent from the [[Tanshoen|Tanshôen]] to [[Kagoshima castle]] 600 meters away becomes the first Morse code message sent within Japan. | ||
*The [[Royal Asiatic Society]] is established. | *The [[Royal Asiatic Society]] is established. | ||
*[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] and [[Kiyokawa Hachiro|Kiyokawa Hachirô]] form the [[Torao Party]]. | *[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] and [[Kiyokawa Hachiro|Kiyokawa Hachirô]] form the [[Torao Party]]. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
| + | *1857/1/28 [[Hashimoto Sanehisa]] dies. | ||
| + | *1857/5/29 [[Hirohata Mototoyo]] dies. | ||
| + | *1857/6/9 (July 29) - [[Abe Masahiro]] dies. | ||
| + | *1857/10/2 [[Wakadoshiyori]] [[Torii Tadahira]] dies. | ||
*[[Goto Shinpei|Gotô Shinpei]], 3rd [[Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan)]], is born (d. 1929). | *[[Goto Shinpei|Gotô Shinpei]], 3rd [[Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan)]], is born (d. 1929). | ||
*Sculptor [[Naganuma Moriyoshi]] is born (d. 1942). | *Sculptor [[Naganuma Moriyoshi]] is born (d. 1942). | ||
*Shanghai painter [[Ren Xiong]] dies (b. [[1823]]). | *Shanghai painter [[Ren Xiong]] dies (b. [[1823]]). | ||
| + | *[[Ueki Emori]] is born (d. [[1892]]). | ||
Latest revision as of 03:11, 10 May 2020
Ansei 4 (安政四年)
Timeline of 1857
- 1857/8/29 (Oct 16) - The shogunate signs a supplementary commercial treaty with Holland.
- 1857/9/7 (Oct 24) - The shogunate signs a supplementary commercial treaty with Russia.
- 1857/9/30 - More than twenty court nobles are sentenced to varying forms of house confinement for disrupting public morals.
- 1857/10/14 Townsend Harris arrives in Edo for the first time.
Other Events of 1857
- Aizawa Seishisai publishes his Shinron for the first time, though it was already available in a form unauthorized by the author.
- 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.
- The first gaslamp in the country is lit inside a stone lantern at the Shimazu clan Iso Palace in Kagoshima.
- Construction begins on the Goryôkaku in Hokkaidô.
- A Morse code message sent from the Tanshôen to Kagoshima castle 600 meters away becomes the first Morse code message sent within Japan.
- The Royal Asiatic Society is established.
- Yamaoka Tesshû and Kiyokawa Hachirô form the Torao Party.
Births and Deaths
- 1857/1/28 Hashimoto Sanehisa dies.
- 1857/5/29 Hirohata Mototoyo dies.
- 1857/6/9 (July 29) - Abe Masahiro dies.
- 1857/10/2 Wakadoshiyori Torii Tadahira dies.
- 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).
- Ueki Emori is born (d. 1892).
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