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==Timeline of 1849==
==Timeline of 1849==
*1849/int.4/1 A British yacht called the ''Nancy Dawson'' and commanded by a Captain Shedden, puts in at [[Naha]].
*1849/int.4/1 A British yacht called the ''Nancy Dawson'' and commanded by a Captain Shedden, puts in at [[Naha]].
*1849/4 to 1849/5 [[HMS Actaeon|HMS ''Actaeon'']] arrives at [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]] and its crew stay for a time at several villages on the island.
*1849/5 HMS ''Actaeon'' calls at Pusan.
*1849/6 or 7 (August) A letter is drafted from the government of [[Queen Victoria]] and sent to the government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] suggesting that Ryûkyû regard missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]] more highly.
*1849/6 or 7 (August) A letter is drafted from the government of [[Queen Victoria]] and sent to the government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] suggesting that Ryûkyû regard missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]] more highly.
*1849/10 or 11 (December) The Ryûkyû Kingdom responds to England's letter, expressing that they are unable to enter into trade relations with foreign countries (especially as they are poor in resources and have nothing to trade); as Japanese regulations regarding interactions with foreign parties are quite strict, they also ask that the missionary Bettelheim be removed.
*1849/10 or 11 (December) The Ryûkyû Kingdom responds to England's letter, expressing that they are unable to enter into trade relations with foreign countries (especially as they are poor in resources and have nothing to trade); as Japanese regulations regarding interactions with foreign parties are quite strict, they also ask that the missionary Bettelheim be removed.
*1849/10 to 1849/11 HMS ''Actaeon'' and another British ship call at Pusan.
*1849/11 HMS ''Actaeon'' calls at Tsushima again.
==Other Events of 1849==
==Other Events of 1849==
