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==Timeline of 1844== | ==Timeline of 1844== | ||
| − | *1844/5 The Honmaru of [[Edo castle]] | + | *1844/5 The ''Honmaru'' and ''Ninomaru'' of [[Edo castle]] burn down. |
==Other Events of 1844== | ==Other Events of 1844== | ||
Revision as of 21:03, 23 August 2013
Tenpô 15 (天保十五年) / Kôka 1 (弘化元年)
Timeline of 1844
- 1844/5 The Honmaru and Ninomaru of Edo castle burn down.
Other Events of 1844
- French ship Alcmene calls at Ryukyu; drops off the Catholic missionary Theodore Augustin Forcade and leaves.
- The French secure from the Daoguang Emperor an edict of toleration for Christianity (severe proscriptions had been issued in 1724) in China.
- The shogunate asks publishers Subaraya Mohei and Izumoji Bunjirô to reveal their sources for bukan (guidebooks to samurai houses); this is an indication that the source was not the shogunate itself.
- The Lord of Tsushima han forwards to the Korean court a request from the shogunate, that a Korean embassy journey to Osaka in 1846.
- Ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kunisada takes on the name of his teacher and becomes Toyokuni III.
Births and Deaths
- Basil Hall dies (b. 1788).
- Painter Kôno Bairei is born (d. 1895).
- Diplomat Mutsu Munemitsu is born.
- Shinsengumi member Nomura Risaburô is born.
- Shinsengumi commander Saitô Hajime is born.
- Shinsengumi commander Tôdô Heisuke is born.
- Shinsengumi member Tomikawa Jûrô is born.
- Uesugi Mochinori is born (d. 1919).
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