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==Timeline of 1816== | ==Timeline of 1816== | ||
| + | *1816/8/24 (Sept 15) [[HMS Alceste and Lyra]] arrive in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]; among the crew, commander [[Basil Hall]] and [[Herbert John Clifford]], who begins researching the [[Okinawan language]]. | ||
| + | *1816/9/7 (Oct 27) The ''HMS Alceste and Lyra'' depart [[Naha]]. | ||
==Other Events of 1816== | ==Other Events of 1816== | ||
| − | * | + | *The Dutch East Indies, controlled by the British since [[1811]], are restored to Dutch control. |
*A system of fire signals located atop mountains, which could be lit to signal Edo in the event of the incursion of a foreign ship into Nagasaki harbor, established in [[1809]] and never used, is officially abolished. | *A system of fire signals located atop mountains, which could be lit to signal Edo in the event of the incursion of a foreign ship into Nagasaki harbor, established in [[1809]] and never used, is officially abolished. | ||
| + | *Second formal British embassy to China is led by [[Lord Amherst]]. | ||
| + | *Over 1500 die of famine in Ryûkyû. | ||
*The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down. | *The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:50, 19 August 2014
Bunka 13 (文化十三年)
Timeline of 1816
- 1816/8/24 (Sept 15) HMS Alceste and Lyra arrive in Ryûkyû; among the crew, commander Basil Hall and Herbert John Clifford, who begins researching the Okinawan language.
- 1816/9/7 (Oct 27) The HMS Alceste and Lyra depart Naha.
Other Events of 1816
- The Dutch East Indies, controlled by the British since 1811, are restored to Dutch control.
- A system of fire signals located atop mountains, which could be lit to signal Edo in the event of the incursion of a foreign ship into Nagasaki harbor, established in 1809 and never used, is officially abolished.
- Second formal British embassy to China is led by Lord Amherst.
- Over 1500 die of famine in Ryûkyû.
- The Yoshiwara burns down.
Births and Deaths
- Eliphalet Brown Jr. is born (d. 1886).
- Santô Kyôden dies (b. 1761).
- Tokugawa Harutoshi, daimyô of Mito han, dies (b. 1773).
- Yoshida Tôyô is born.
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