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==Other Events of 1844==
==Other Events of 1844==
*China signs Treaties of Amity and Commerce with the United States ([[Treaty of Wangxia]]) and France ([[Treaty of Whampoa]]).
*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.
*French ship ''[[Alcmene]]'' calls at Ryukyu; drops off the Catholic missionary [[Theodore Augustin Forcade]] and leaves.
*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 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<!--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.
*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.
*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.
*The Lord of [[Tsushima han]] forwards to the Korean court a request from the shogunate, that a [[Korean embassy]] journey to Osaka in [[1846]].
*The Lord of [[Tsushima han]] forwards to the Korean court a request from the shogunate, that a [[Korean embassy]] journey to Osaka in [[1846]].
*[[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.
*[[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.