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| ==Other Events of 1844== | | ==Other Events of 1844== |
| + | *China signs Treaties of Amity and Commerce with the United States ([[Treaty of Wangxia]]) and France ([[Treaty of Whampoa]]). |
| *The [[VOC|Dutch East India Company]] sends a letter to the shogunate from King William II warning that if the shogunate did not loosen its [[maritime restrictions|restrictions on foreign trade]], sooner or later one of the other European powers would seek to use force to "open" Japan. | | *The [[VOC|Dutch East India Company]] sends a letter to the shogunate from King William II warning that if the shogunate did not loosen its [[maritime restrictions|restrictions on foreign trade]], sooner or later one of the other European powers would seek to use force to "open" Japan. |
| *French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off the Catholic missionary [[Theodore Augustin Forcade]] and leaves. | | *French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off the Catholic missionary [[Theodore Augustin Forcade]] and leaves. |
| *The French secure from the [[Daoguang Emperor]] an edict of toleration for Christianity (severe proscriptions had been issued in [[1724]]) in China. | | *The French secure from the [[Daoguang Emperor]] an edict of toleration for Christianity (severe proscriptions had been issued in [[1724]]) in China. |
| + | *The ''Haiguo tuzhi'' by Wei Yuan<!--魏源, 1794-1857--> is published in China. This is the first Chinese work to provide a realistic assessment of the extent of European expansion, and its impact on Asian trade and politics. |
| *The shogunate asks publishers [[Subaraya Mohei]]<!--須原屋茂兵衛--> and [[Izumoji Bunjiro|Izumoji Bunjirô]]<!--出雲寺文治郎--> to reveal their sources for ''[[bukan]]'' (guidebooks to samurai houses); this is an indication that the source was not the shogunate itself. | | *The shogunate asks publishers [[Subaraya Mohei]]<!--須原屋茂兵衛--> and [[Izumoji Bunjiro|Izumoji Bunjirô]]<!--出雲寺文治郎--> to reveal their sources for ''[[bukan]]'' (guidebooks to samurai houses); this is an indication that the source was not the shogunate itself. |
| *The Lord of [[Tsushima han]] forwards to the Korean court a request from the shogunate, that a [[Korean embassy]] journey to Osaka in [[1846]]. | | *The Lord of [[Tsushima han]] forwards to the Korean court a request from the shogunate, that a [[Korean embassy]] journey to Osaka in [[1846]]. |
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| *[[Shinsengumi]] member [[Nomura Risaburo|Nomura Risaburô]] is born. | | *[[Shinsengumi]] member [[Nomura Risaburo|Nomura Risaburô]] is born. |
| *Shinsengumi commander [[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] is born. | | *Shinsengumi commander [[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] is born. |
| + | *[[Teisai Hokuba]] dies (b. [[1757]]). |
| *Shinsengumi commander [[Todo Heisuke|Tôdô Heisuke]] is born. | | *Shinsengumi commander [[Todo Heisuke|Tôdô Heisuke]] is born. |
| *Shinsengumi member [[Tomikawa Juro|Tomikawa Jûrô]] is born. | | *Shinsengumi member [[Tomikawa Juro|Tomikawa Jûrô]] is born. |