1838
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Tenpô 9 (天保九年)
Timeline of 1838
- 1838/3/10 The Nishi-no-maru residence of former shogun Tokugawa Ienari, within Edo castle, burns down. Reconstruction efforts on the Naka-oku and Ô-oku are given precedence over the reconstruction of the Omote areas. Kanô Seisen'in is placed in charge of overseeing the replacement of the fusuma and other interior paintings.
Other Events of 1838
- The Buke shohatto are re-promulgated.
- The ningyô jôruri adaptation of the kabuki play Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba is first performed.
- Tenri-kyô is founded by Nakayama Miki.
Births and Deaths
- 1838/12/8 Ôno Uchû of the Shinsengumi is born (d. 1911).
- An official from Satsuma han resident in Ryûkyû dies. Claiming fears that the ship carrying his body home to Satsuma might go off course and be discovered by Chinese, thus revealing Satsuma's relationship with the kingdom, Ryûkyû successfully requests to bury the samurai in Ryûkyû.
- Aoyagi Makitayû is born (d. 1868).
- Gotô Shôjirô of Tosa han is born (d. 1897).
- Ichikawa Danjûrô IX is born (d. 1903).
- Kawai Kisaburô of the Shinsengumi is born (d. 1866).
- Matsumoto Kôshirô V dies (b. 1764).
- Nakajima Nobori of the Shinsengumi is born (d. 1897).
- Nakaoka Shintarô is born (d. 1867).
- Ôishi Kuwajirô of the Shinsengumi is born (d. 1870).
- Ôkuma Shigenobu is born (d. 1922).
- Yamagata Aritomo is born (d. 1922).
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