1807

Bunka 4 (文化四年)

Other Events of 1807

• Western Ezo (Hokkaido) and southern Sakhalin are incorporated into shogunal territory, in response to and as a defense against Russian encroachment.
• Ichikawa Ebizô V takes on the name Ichikawa Danjûrô VII.

Births and Deaths

• Shibata Zeshin is born (d. 1891).

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1807

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