Tenpô 3 (天保三年)

Timeline of 1832

Other Events of 1832

  • The British merchant ship Amherst or Lord Amherst, captained by John Rees, arrives at Naha.
  • Hokusai's Ryûkyû Hakkei are published.
  • Ryukyuan embassy journeys to Edo. While there, a number of members of the mission, led by sangikan Oroku peechin, visit the grave of Higa peechin, who died in Edo in 1806.
  • Roughly one-quarter of all books published in the Edo period on Ryukyu-related topics are published this year.
  • Strong winds and dryness cause famine in Ryûkyû.

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