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| ==Timeline of 1837== | | ==Timeline of 1837== |
| *1837/2 [[Oshio Heihachiro|Ôshio Heihachirô]] leads a peasant rebellion in [[Osaka]]. | | *1837/2 [[Oshio Heihachiro|Ôshio Heihachirô]] leads a peasant rebellion in [[Osaka]]. |
| + | *1837/4 [[Tokugawa Ienari]] officially abdicates his position as Shogun. |
| *1837/6 American ship ''[[Morrison]]'', seeking to repatriate Japanese castaways and to trade, is driven away from the ports of [[Uraga]] (near [[Edo]]) and [[Yamakawa]] in [[Satsuma han]] by cannon fire. This is the only time the [[1825]] [[Edict to Repel Foreign Vessels]] is put into action. | | *1837/6 American ship ''[[Morrison]]'', seeking to repatriate Japanese castaways and to trade, is driven away from the ports of [[Uraga]] (near [[Edo]]) and [[Yamakawa]] in [[Satsuma han]] by cannon fire. This is the only time the [[1825]] [[Edict to Repel Foreign Vessels]] is put into action. |
| *1837/6 [[Ikuta Yorozu]] leads a peasant rebellion in [[Kuwana han]] (Ise province). | | *1837/6 [[Ikuta Yorozu]] leads a peasant rebellion in [[Kuwana han]] (Ise province). |
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| *Substantial repair work is done on [[Shuri castle]]. | | *Substantial repair work is done on [[Shuri castle]]. |
| *A Confucian temple is built in [[Shuri]]. | | *A Confucian temple is built in [[Shuri]]. |
| + | *[[Queen Victoria]] takes the throne of the United Kingdom. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
− | *1837/4/2 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ienari]] dies (b. [[1773]]).
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| *1837/6/13 [[Arashi Rikan II]] dies (b. [[1788]]). | | *1837/6/13 [[Arashi Rikan II]] dies (b. [[1788]]). |
| *1837/9/20 [[Abe Juro|Abe Jûro]] is born. | | *1837/9/20 [[Abe Juro|Abe Jûro]] is born. |
| *[[Itagaki Taisuke]] is born (d. 1919). | | *[[Itagaki Taisuke]] is born (d. 1919). |
| *[[Kabayama Sukenori]], first [[Governor-General of Taiwan]], is born (d. 1922). | | *[[Kabayama Sukenori]], first [[Governor-General of Taiwan]], is born (d. 1922). |
| + | *Painter [[Okuhara Seiko]] is born (d. [[1913]]). |
| *Ôshio Heihachirô dies (b. [[1793]]). | | *Ôshio Heihachirô dies (b. [[1793]]). |
| *[[Sanjo Sanetomi|Sanjô Sanetomi]] is born (d. [[1891]]). | | *[[Sanjo Sanetomi|Sanjô Sanetomi]] is born (d. [[1891]]). |