1827

Bunsei 10 (文政十年)

Timeline of 1827

• 1827/1 Bakufu orders to equip Ryûdosui and Mizu deppô within Edo district.
• 1827/2 Bunsei reform
• 1827/2/18 The Ryukyu Court sends aid to famine-stricken areas.
• 1827/3/18 Tokugawa Ienari is named Daijô-daijin.
• 1827/5/21 Rai Sanyô gives Nihon gaishi to Matsudaira Sadanobu.
• 1827/5/26 The bakufu punishes 22 Geiko for breaking sumptuary laws (the ban on luxurious outfits).
• 1827/9 Shimazu Shigehide sets up a treasure museum in his mansion in Edo.
• 1827/11/27 The famous red gate of the Kaga han mansion in Edo is completed.

Other Events of 1827

• The British officially claim the Ogasawara Islands.
• The HMS Blossom, captained by Frederic Beechey, arrives at Naha.
• Famine in Ryukyu.

Births and Deaths

• 1827/4/15 Oine, daughter of Philip Franz von Siebold, is born.
• Nihonga painter Goseda Hôryû is born (d. 1892).
• Painter Kawakami Tôgai is born (d. 1881).
• Kobayashi Issa dies (b. 1763).
• John Manjirô is born (d. 1898).
• Kangaku scholar Kan Chazan dies (b. 1748).
• Satô Hikogorô is born.
• Yamauchi Toyoshige, lord of Tosa han, is born.

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