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*1855/5/29 The Ryukyuan mission to Edo arrives at [[Kagoshima]].
*1855/5/29 The Ryukyuan mission to Edo arrives at [[Kagoshima]].
*1855/10 French ships call at Ryûkyû.
*1855/10 French ships call at Ryûkyû.
*1855/10 The shogunate grants permission for samurai and commoners to settle in [[Ezo]] and offers loans to those who engage in developing the land.
*1855/10/2 [[Ansei Earthquake]] strikes Edo.
*1855/10/2 [[Ansei Earthquake]] strikes Edo.
*1855/10/15 A [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-France)|Treaty of Amity]] is signed between France and the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], allowing a French mission to be established, and for Frenchmen to move freely within the kingdom.
*1855/10/15 A [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-France)|Treaty of Amity]] is signed between France and the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], allowing a French mission to be established, and for Frenchmen to move freely within the kingdom.
*The Ryukyuan mission to Edo is canceled, and returns home to Ryûkyû from Kagoshima, in the aftermath of the Ansei Earthquake.
*The Ryukyuan mission to Edo is canceled, and returns home to Ryûkyû from Kagoshima, in the aftermath of the Ansei Earthquake.
*''[[Bansho Shirabesho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Bureau of Western Studies) is founded by the shogunate.
*''[[Bansho Shirabesho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Bureau of Western Studies) is founded by the shogunate.
*[[Yonago castle]] collapses following an earthquake.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1855/5/26 [[Choshu han|Chôshû]] retainer [[Murata Seifu|Murata Seifû]] born.
*1855/5/26 [[Choshu han|Chôshû]] retainer [[Murata Seifu|Murata Seifû]] born.
*1855/7/28 [[Tsugaru Tsugutomi]], heir to the lord of [[Hirosaki han]], dies. Retainers [[Oyatsu Iwagoro|Ôyatsu Iwagorô]] and [[Tateyama Gen'emon]] follow him in death.
*1855/7/28 [[Tsugaru Tsugutomi]], heir to the lord of [[Hirosaki han]], dies. Retainers [[Oyatsu Iwagoro|Ôyatsu Iwagorô]] and [[Tateyama Gen'emon]] follow him in death.
*1855/10/15 [[Sagara Nagatomi]], lord of [[Hitoyoshi han]], dies.
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