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==Timeline of 1849==
==Timeline of 1849==
*1849/3/13 The shogunate dismisses lord of [[Takamatsu han]] [[Matsudaira Yoritane]], lord of [[Moriyama han]] [[Matsudaira Yorinobu]], and lord of [[Hitachi Fuchu han]] [[Matsudaira Yoritsugu]] from their positions as guardians overseeing the administration of [[Mito han]].
*1849/int.4/1 A British yacht called the ''Nancy Dawson'' and commanded by a Captain Shedden, puts in at [[Naha]].
*1849/int.4/1 A British yacht called the ''Nancy Dawson'' and commanded by a Captain Shedden, puts in at [[Naha]].
*1849/6 or 7 (August) A letter is drafted from the government of [[Queen Victoria]] and sent to the government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] suggesting that Ryûkyû regard missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]] more highly.
*1849/6 or 7 (August) A letter is drafted from the government of [[Queen Victoria]] and sent to the government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] suggesting that Ryûkyû regard missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]] more highly.
*[[Matsumae Takahiro]] succeeds [[Matsumae Masahiro]] as head of the [[Matsumae clan]].
*[[Matsumae Takahiro]] succeeds [[Matsumae Masahiro]] as head of the [[Matsumae clan]].
*Reconstruction begins on [[Matsumae castle]]; it will be completed in [[1854]].
*Reconstruction begins on [[Matsumae castle]]; it will be completed in [[1854]].
*Shogunal heir [[Tokugawa Iesachi]] marries [[Ichijo Hideko|Ichijô Hideko]].
*The completed ''[[Tokugawa jikki]]'', begun in [[1801]], is formally presented to Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]].
*The completed ''[[Tokugawa jikki]]'', begun in [[1801]], is formally presented to Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]].
*The [[Uraga bugyo|Uraga bugyô]] has a Western-style ship constructed and names it the ''[[Soshunmaru|Sôshunmaru]]''.
*The [[Uraga bugyo|Uraga bugyô]] has a Western-style ship constructed and names it the ''[[Soshunmaru|Sôshunmaru]]''.