Tenpô 8 (天保八年)
Timeline of 1837
- 1837/2 Ôshio Heihachirô leads a peasant rebellion in Osaka.
- 1837/6 American ship Morrison, seeking to repatriate Japanese castaways and to trade, is driven away from the ports of Uraga (near Edo) and Yamakawa in Satsuma han by cannon fire.
- 1837/6 Ikuta Yorozu leads a peasant rebellion in Kuwana han (Ise province).
- 1837/9/2 Tokugawa Ieyoshi succeeds his father as Shogun.
Other Events of 1837
- The Morrison arrives at Naha Port; the ship is provisioned and its crew permitted to move about the city before departing for Japan.
- Substantial repair work is done on Shuri castle.
Births and Deaths
- 1837/4/2 Shogun Tokugawa Ienari dies (b. 1773).
- 1837/6/13 Arashi Rikan II dies (b. 1788).
- 1837/9/20 Abe Jûro is born.
- Itagaki Taisuke is born (d. 1919).
- Kabayama Sukenori, first Governor-General of Taiwan, is born (d. 1922).
- Ôshio Heihachirô dies (b. 1793).
- Sanjô Sanetomi is born (d. 1891).
- Monk-painter Sengai dies (b. 1750).
- Painter Tomioka Tessai is born (d. 1924).
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