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*Muslims in China's southwestern provinces rise up in rebellion; they are not suppressed until [[1873]].
*Muslims in China's southwestern provinces rise up in rebellion; they are not suppressed until [[1873]].
*Paris hosts a [[World's Fair]] for the first time - the [[Exposition Universelle of 1855]].
*Paris hosts a [[World's Fair]] for the first time - the [[Exposition Universelle of 1855]].
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*The Ryukyuan mission to Edo is canceled, and returns home to Ryûkyû from Kagoshima, in the aftermath of the Ansei Earthquake.
*''[[Bansho Shirabesho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Bureau of Western Studies) is founded by the shogunate.
*''[[Bansho Shirabesho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Bureau of Western Studies) is founded by the shogunate.