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*1853/6/3 Perry's fleet lands at [[Uraga]] near [[Edo]], presents credentials from Pres. Fillmore to [[Tokugawa shogunate]] officials.
*1853/6/3 Perry's fleet lands at [[Uraga]] near [[Edo]], presents credentials from Pres. Fillmore to [[Tokugawa shogunate]] officials.
*1853/6 [[Abe Masahiro]] reports on the arrival of the Black Ships to the [[Imperial Court]].
*1853/6 [[Abe Masahiro]] reports on the arrival of the Black Ships to the [[Imperial Court]].
−*1853/7 Russian embassy under [[Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin|Putyatin]] arrives in [[Nagasaki]].
+*1853/7/18 Russian embassy under [[Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin|Putyatin]] arrives in [[Nagasaki]].
−*1853/7 The shogunate consults various daimyô on the issue of opening the country. [[Tokugawa Nariaki]] of [[Mito han]] is appointed to oversee the country's naval defense.
+*1853 July The shogunate consults various daimyô on the issue of opening the country. [[Tokugawa Nariaki]] of [[Mito han]] is appointed to oversee the country's naval defense.
−*1853/8 Construction begins on coastal fort at [[Shinagawa]].
+*1853 August Construction begins on coastal fort at [[Shinagawa]].
−*1853/9 Ban on the construction of large ships is lifted.
+*1853 September Ban on the construction of large ships is lifted.
+==Other Events==
+===Births and Deaths===
+*1853/6/22 Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]] (b. 1793) dies and is succeeded by [[Tokugawa Iesada]].
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