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==Timeline of 1849==
==Timeline of 1849==
*1849/int.4/1 A British yacht called the ''Nancy Dawson'' and commanded by a Captain Shedden, puts in at [[Naha]].
*1849/int.4/1 A British yacht called the ''Nancy Dawson'' and commanded by a Captain Shedden, puts in at [[Naha]].
*1849/6 or 7 (August) A letter is drafted from the government of [[Queen Victoria]] and sent to the government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] suggesting that Ryûkyû regard missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]] more highly.
*1849/10 or 11 (December) The Ryûkyû Kingdom responds to England's letter, expressing that they are unable to enter into trade relations with foreign countries (especially as they are poor in resources and have nothing to trade); as Japanese regulations regarding interactions with foreign parties are quite strict, they also ask that the missionary Bettelheim be removed.
==Other Events of 1849==
==Other Events of 1849==
*[[Bernard Bettelheim]] completes the first English-[[Ryukyuan languages|Ryukyuan]] dictionary.
*Bernard Bettelheim completes the first English-[[Ryukyuan languages|Ryukyuan]] dictionary.
*The shogunate orders the strengthening of coastal defenses, in the wake of the [[Opium War]] and anticipating the threat of Western powers seeking to "open" the country.
*The shogunate orders the strengthening of coastal defenses, in the wake of the [[Opium War]] and anticipating the threat of Western powers seeking to "open" the country.
*The annual contract system in Edo [[kabuki]], by which a new company was formed each year, is dissolved.
*The annual contract system in Edo [[kabuki]], by which a new company was formed each year, is dissolved.