1804

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Kyôwa 4 (享和四年) / Bunka 1 (文化元年)

Timeline of 1804

  • 1804/9 Russian Nikolai Rezanov arrives at Nagasaki seeking to trade. He is refused and sent away the following year.
  • 1804/11/24 The Nagasaki bugyô determines Rezanov's ship to be nonthreatening, and issues permission to troops from Fukuoka han, guarding the harbor, to return to their home province.

Other Events of 1804

  • The book Ehon Taikôki is banned, and a prohibition is placed on naming in prints, or identifying by mon, any high-ranking samurai who lived since the Tenshô era (1573-1592).
  • Megumi Kenka Incident - A fight breaks out between firefighters and sumo wrestlers in the vicinity of the Shiba Daimon.

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