*1846/4/6 Protestant missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]] arrives in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] aboard the British ship ''Starling''.
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*1846/4/5 Protestant missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]] arrives in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] aboard the British ship ''Starling''.
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*1846/4/7 A French ship called ''Sabine'' arrives in Ryûkyû.
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*1846/4/7 A French ship called ''[[Sabine]]'' arrives in Ryûkyû.
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*1846/5/13 Two other French warships arrive in Ryûkyû.
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*1846/8 The French ships depart Ryûkyû, and take with them the missionary [[Theodore Augustin Forcade]], who had arrived in Ryûkyû in [[1844]], aboard the ''[[Alcmene]]''.
==Other Events of 1846==
==Other Events of 1846==
*[[Emperor Ninko|Emperor Ninkô]] is succeeded by his son, who takes the throne as [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]].
*[[Emperor Ninko|Emperor Ninkô]] is succeeded by his son, who takes the throne as [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]].
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] is adopted by the lord of [[Aizu han]].
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] is adopted by the lord of [[Aizu han]].
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*The French ship ''Sabine'' departs with the missionary [[Theodore Augustin Forcade]], who had arrived in Ryûkyû in [[1844]], aboard the ''[[Alcmene]]''.
*Renovations are undertaken at [[Shuri castle]].
*Renovations are undertaken at [[Shuri castle]].
*The shogunate relents on a ten-year ban, issued in [[1839]], against the sale of "Ryukyu goods" in [[Nagasaki]].
*The shogunate relents on a ten-year ban, issued in [[1839]], against the sale of "Ryukyu goods" in [[Nagasaki]].