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==Timeline of 1844==
 
==Timeline of 1844==
*1844/5 The Honmaru of [[Edo castle]] burns down.
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*1844/5 The ''Honmaru'' and ''Ninomaru'' of [[Edo castle]] burn down.
  
 
==Other Events of 1844==
 
==Other Events of 1844==
*French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off a Catholic missionary and leaves.
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*China signs Treaties of Amity and Commerce with the United States ([[Treaty of Wangxia]]) and France ([[Treaty of Whampoa]]).
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*The [[VOC|Dutch East India Company]] sends a letter to the shogunate from King William II warning that if the shogunate did not loosen its [[maritime restrictions|restrictions on foreign trade]], sooner or later one of the other European powers would seek to use force to "open" Japan.
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*French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off the Catholic missionary [[Theodore Augustin Forcade]] and leaves.
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*The French secure from the [[Daoguang Emperor]] an edict of toleration for Christianity (severe proscriptions had been issued in [[1724]]) in China.
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*The ''Haiguo tuzhi'' by Wei Yuan<!--魏源, 1794-1857--> is published in China. This is the first Chinese work to provide a realistic assessment of the extent of European expansion, and its impact on Asian trade and politics.
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*The shogunate asks publishers [[Subaraya Mohei]]<!--須原屋茂兵衛--> and [[Izumoji Bunjiro|Izumoji Bunjirô]]<!--出雲寺文治郎--> to reveal their sources for ''[[bukan]]'' (guidebooks to samurai houses); this is an indication that the source was not the shogunate itself.
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*The Lord of [[Tsushima han]] forwards to the Korean court a request from the shogunate, that a [[Korean embassy]] journey to Osaka in [[1846]].
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*''[[Ukiyo-e]]'' artist [[Utagawa Kunisada]] takes on the name of his teacher and becomes Toyokuni III.
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===Births and Deaths===
 
===Births and Deaths===
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*[[Basil Hall]] dies (b. [[1788]]).
 
*Painter [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] is born (d. [[1895]]).
 
*Painter [[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] is born (d. [[1895]]).
 
*Diplomat [[Mutsu Munemitsu]] is born.
 
*Diplomat [[Mutsu Munemitsu]] is born.
 
*[[Shinsengumi]] member [[Nomura Risaburo|Nomura Risaburô]] is born.
 
*[[Shinsengumi]] member [[Nomura Risaburo|Nomura Risaburô]] is born.
 
*Shinsengumi commander [[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] is born.
 
*Shinsengumi commander [[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] is born.
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*[[Teisai Hokuba]] dies (b. [[1757]]).
 
*Shinsengumi commander [[Todo Heisuke|Tôdô Heisuke]] is born.
 
*Shinsengumi commander [[Todo Heisuke|Tôdô Heisuke]] is born.
 
*Shinsengumi member [[Tomikawa Juro|Tomikawa Jûrô]] is born.
 
*Shinsengumi member [[Tomikawa Juro|Tomikawa Jûrô]] is born.

Latest revision as of 21:26, 2 July 2016

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

  • China signs Treaties of Amity and Commerce with the United States (Treaty of Wangxia) and France (Treaty of Whampoa).
  • The Dutch East India Company sends a letter to the shogunate from King William II warning that if the shogunate did not loosen its restrictions on foreign trade, sooner or later one of the other European powers would seek to use force to "open" Japan.
  • 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 Haiguo tuzhi by Wei Yuan is published in China. This is the first Chinese work to provide a realistic assessment of the extent of European expansion, and its impact on Asian trade and politics.
  • 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

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