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*[[Bernard Bettelheim]] completes the first English-[[Ryukyuan languages|Ryukyuan]] dictionary. | *[[Bernard Bettelheim]] completes the first English-[[Ryukyuan languages|Ryukyuan]] dictionary. | ||
| + | *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]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 17 November 2010
Kaei 2 (嘉永二年)
Timeline of 1849
Other Events of 1849
- Bernard Bettelheim completes the first English-Ryukyuan dictionary.
- 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.
- Kondô Shûsuke adopts the man who will later become Shinsengumi commander Kondô Isami.
- Matsumae Takahiro succeeds Matsumae Masahiro as head of the Matsumae clan.
- Reconstruction begins on Matsumae castle; it will be completed in 1854.
Births and Deaths
- 1849/4/18 Ukiyo-e artist Hokusai dies.
- Kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorô III dies.
- Shinsengumi member Nakamura Gorô is born.
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1849 | Following Year 1850 |
