*The eastern bailey (''Higashi-no-maru'') of [[Edo castle]] is destroyed by fire.
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*The [[Tenpo Famine|Tenpô Famine]] comes to a peak; roughly 100,000 people die of starvation.
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*The Daoguang Emperor of China issues an edict explicitly forbidding any members of the [[Chinese investiture envoys]] to bring goods to [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] with the intent of engaging in trade.
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*[[Kamo Rebellion]] - shogunate forces enter into private ''daimyô'' domains to prosecute tax protestors.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
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*1836/12/19 [[Atsu-hime]] is born.
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*Tenpô 6/12/19 (5 Feb 1836) [[Atsu-hime]] is born.