Tenpô 15 (天保十五年) / Kôka 1 (弘化元年)

Timeline of 1844

Other Events of 1844

  • French ship Alcmene calls at Ryukyu; drops off a Catholic missionary 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.

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