*King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a nationwide prayer be held for China, in light of the Taiping Rebellion and Anglo-French invasion of Peking as part of the Second Opium War.
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*King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a nationwide prayer be held for China, in light of the [[Taiping Rebellion]] and Anglo-French invasion of Beijing as part of the [[Second Opium War]].
*[[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]] becomes the fourth head of the ''Tennen Rishin-ryû''.
*[[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]] becomes the fourth head of the ''Tennen Rishin-ryû''.
*[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] joins the [[Tosa Loyalist Party]].
*[[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] joins the [[Tosa Loyalist Party]].