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Bunka 5 (文化五年)
==Timeline of 1808==
*1808/4 [[Mamiya Rinzo|Mamiya Rinzô]] surveys [[Sakhalin]].
*1808/6 Sakhalin is confirmed to be an island, and not a peninsula of the Asian mainland.
*1808/8/25-28 [[Phaeton Incident]] - [[HMS Phaeton]] enters [[Nagasaki]] harbor, with the intention of attacking [[Dutch East India Company]] ships, capturing several Dutchmen, and threatening Japanese and Chinese as well. The ''Phaeton'' eventually leaves after receiving supplies and learning that the Dutch ships would not be arriving that year.
==Other Events==
*[[Kabuki]] play ''[[Kuruwa Bunsho|Kuruwa Bunshô]]'' premieres.
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Udono Kyuo|Udono Kyûô]], head of the [[Roshigumi]], is born (d. 1869).
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1807]]'''
|width="25%"|'''[[1808]]'''
|width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1809]]'''
|}
</center>
[[Category:Edo Period Timeline]]
[[Category:Timeline]]
==Timeline of 1808==
*1808/4 [[Mamiya Rinzo|Mamiya Rinzô]] surveys [[Sakhalin]].
*1808/6 Sakhalin is confirmed to be an island, and not a peninsula of the Asian mainland.
*1808/8/25-28 [[Phaeton Incident]] - [[HMS Phaeton]] enters [[Nagasaki]] harbor, with the intention of attacking [[Dutch East India Company]] ships, capturing several Dutchmen, and threatening Japanese and Chinese as well. The ''Phaeton'' eventually leaves after receiving supplies and learning that the Dutch ships would not be arriving that year.
==Other Events==
*[[Kabuki]] play ''[[Kuruwa Bunsho|Kuruwa Bunshô]]'' premieres.
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Udono Kyuo|Udono Kyûô]], head of the [[Roshigumi]], is born (d. 1869).
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1807]]'''
|width="25%"|'''[[1808]]'''
|width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1809]]'''
|}
</center>
[[Category:Edo Period Timeline]]
[[Category:Timeline]]
