Kaei 4 (嘉永四年)

Timeline of 1851

  • 1851/2/2 Shimazu Narioki steps down as lord of Satsuma han, and is succeeded by Shimazu Nariakira.
  • 1851/2/3 (March 5) Japanese crew of the merchant ship Eirikimaru which had been adrift at sea for 53 days before being rescued by the American merchant ship Aukland, including Kumano no Denkichi, arrive in San Francisco.
  • 1851/2/15 The shogunate declares Mizuno Tadakuni released from house arrest and exile.
  • 1851/7/20 A Romanian ship arrives at Naha for repairs.
  • 1851/8/3 The Romanian ship departs Naha.

Other Events of 1851

Births and Deaths


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