1811
Bunka 8 (文化八年)
Timeline of 1811
- 1811/1/27 Miyakejima erupts.
- 1811/5 Bansho Wage Goyô department for the translation of foreign books is established within the shogunate, with Tenmon gata Takahashi Kageyasu as its head.
- 1811/6 Russian captain Vasily Golovnin, along with 7 others of his party, are captured on Kunashir Island by samurai of Matsumae han. Golovnin is held for two years.
Other Events of 1811
- The Dutch East Indies fall to the British (returned to Dutch control 1816).
- Final Korean embassy journeys to Tsushima han, not making its way to "mainland" Japan.
Births and Deaths
- 1811/2/28 Sakuma Shôzan, politician and scholar, is born (d. 1864).
- James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, British diplomat, is born (d. 1863).
- Artist Matsumura Goshun dies (b. 1752).
- Painter Sumiyoshi Hiroyuki dies (b. 1755).
- Zeng Guofan is born (d. 1872).
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