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*[[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theatre in [[Edo]] changes its name to incorporate the ''[[kanji]]'' for "protection". | *[[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theatre in [[Edo]] changes its name to incorporate the ''[[kanji]]'' for "protection". | ||
*[[Fukuzawa Yukichi]] founds a school of [[rangaku|Western learning]] which would later become [[Keio University|Keiô University]]. | *[[Fukuzawa Yukichi]] founds a school of [[rangaku|Western learning]] which would later become [[Keio University|Keiô University]]. | ||
| − | *[[Shimazu | + | *[[Shimazu Tadayoshi]] succeeds [[Shimazu Nariakira]] as daimyô of [[Satsuma han]]; his uncle [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]] serves as regent. |
*A [[Sino-British Treaty of 1858|Sino-British Treaty]] is signed. | *A [[Sino-British Treaty of 1858|Sino-British Treaty]] is signed. | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 21 November 2012
Ansei 5 (安政五年)
Timeline of 1858
- 1858/5 Treaty of Tientsin ends the Second Opium War.
- 1858/6/19 Harris Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the United States.
- 1858/7/10 Dutch-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the Netherlands.
- 1858/7/11 Russo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and Russia.
- 1858/7/18 Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and the United Kingdom. High Commissioner to China James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin is the chief British representative and signatory.
- 1858/8 Sanjukken-nagaya is completed at Kanazawa castle.
- 1858/9/3 Franco-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce is signed between Japan and France.
- 1858/9/5 Ansei Purges begin.
Other Events of 1858
- Manabe Akikatsu is named rôjû for a second time.
- Morita-za kabuki theatre in Edo changes its name to incorporate the kanji for "protection".
- Fukuzawa Yukichi founds a school of Western learning which would later become Keiô University.
- Shimazu Tadayoshi succeeds Shimazu Nariakira as daimyô of Satsuma han; his uncle Shimazu Hisamitsu serves as regent.
- A Sino-British Treaty is signed.
Births and Deaths
- 1858/1/25 Mikimoto Kôkichi, pioneer pearl farmer, is born (d. 1954).
- 1858 March 4 - Commodore Matthew Perry dies (b. 1794).
- 1858/5/24 Tokugawa Yoshinori, daimyô of Owari han, is born (d. 1875).
- 1858/7/6 Shogun Tokugawa Iesada dies (b. 1824).
- 1858/7/16 Shimazu Nariakira, daimyô of Satsuma han, dies of food poisoning (b. 1809).
- 1858/7/16 Takami Senseki dies (b. 1785).
- 1858/9/2 Yanagawa Seigan, poet, dies (b. 1789).
- 1858/10/27 Saitô Makoto, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and Prime Minister of Japan, is born (d. 1936).
- 1858/12/5 Inoue Taisuke, nephew of Shinsengumi captain Inoue Genzaburô, is born (d. 1927).
- Suzuki Kiitsu dies (b. 1796).
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