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| ==Timeline of 1851== | | ==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. |
| + | *1851/11/28 [[Asano Yoshiteru]], heir to the lord of [[Hiroshima han]], marries [[Toshi-hime]] (daughter of the late [[Tokugawa Naritaka]]), the aunt of [[Tokugawa Yoshikumi]], lord of [[Nagoya han]]. |
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| ==Other Events of 1851== | | ==Other Events of 1851== |
| + | *The first World's Fair / Great Exposition style event, [[The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations]], also known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition, is held at Crystal Palace in London. Some Japanese objects, owned by European collectors, are shown. |
| *[[Hijikata Toshizo|Hijikata Toshizô]] begins studying [[Tennen Rishin Ryu|Tennen Rishin-ryû]] ''[[kenjutsu]]''. | | *[[Hijikata Toshizo|Hijikata Toshizô]] begins studying [[Tennen Rishin Ryu|Tennen Rishin-ryû]] ''[[kenjutsu]]''. |
| *[[John Manjiro|John Manjirô]] arrives in Ryukyu aboard an American ship, on his way back to Japan from the United States. | | *[[John Manjiro|John Manjirô]] arrives in Ryukyu aboard an American ship, on his way back to Japan from the United States. |
− | *Publishers' Associations (''toiya nakama'') are restored, and censorship duties pass to representatives appointed by the publishers, from minor officials appointed by the shogunate. | + | *Two ''[[kabuki]]'' adaptations of ''[[Nise Murasaki Inaka Genji]]'' are debuted. |
| + | *Publishers' Associations (''toiya nakama'') are restored, and censorship duties pass to representatives appointed by the publishers, from minor officials appointed by the shogunate. |
| + | *Shimazu Nariakira begins operations at the [[Shokoshuseikan|Shûseikan]]. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
− | *Shogunal official [[Mizuno Tadakuni]] dies (b. [[1794]]). | + | *1851/2/16 Former ''rôjû'' Mizuno Tadakuni dies (b. [[1794]]). |
| + | *1851/7/9 [[Yanagiwara Takamitsu]] dies. |
| + | *1851/7/26 ''Rôjû'' [[Toda Tadayoshi]] dies. |
| + | *1851/9/18 [[Asukai Masamitsu]] dies. |
| + | *1851/12/25 [[Sanshikan]] [[Kuniyoshi Chosho|Kuniyoshi Chôshô]] dies. |
| + | *[[Mizuno Jun]], first [[Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan)|Chief of Home Affairs]] of [[Taiwan]]<!--台湾総督府民政長官-->, is born (d. [[1900]]). |
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