1859
Ansei 6 (安政六年)
Timeline of 1859
- 1859 April James Hepburn sets sail from New York.
- 1859/5 Rutherford Alcock takes up his post as the first British diplomatic representative in Japan.
- 1859/6 Yokohama, Nagasaki, and Hakodate are opened as treaty ports.
- 1859/7 Philipp von Siebold returns to Japan.
- 1859 October James Hepburn arrives in Japan and settles in Kanagawa.
Other Events
- Buke Shohatto is re-promulgated for the last time.
- Ansei Purge
- Treaty of Amity is signed between the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Ryûkyû.
Births and Deaths
- 1859/1/29 Ichikawa Ebizô V, kabuki actor, dies (b. 1791).
- 1859/9/14 Umeda Unpin, Confucian scholar, dies (b. 1815).
- Rai Mikisaburô, Confucian scholar, is executed (b. 1825).
- Ogata Gekkô, artist, is born (d. 1920).
- Hashimoto Sanai is executed (b. 1834)
- Yoshida Shôin is executed (b. 1830).
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