1853: Black Ships arrive in Japan --- Four “Black Ships” (two steam-driven frigates and two sloops) led by Commodore Matthew Perry blocked the Bay of Tokyo, Japan, and he demanded Japan to open its ports to American traders. < http://www.blackshipsandsamurai.com/black_ships_and_samurai/core_intro.html >
“Black Ships” < http://www.blackshipsandsamurai.com/black_ships_and_samurai/core_blackships.html >

1867: Edo Period ends (1603 – 1867: a division of Japanese history) < http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan/jh7.html >

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