Ryofumaru (凌風丸) from Wikipedia What happened in China has affected the rest of the world. In the 19th century, a similar thing occurred in Saga Domain, current Saga Prefecture. In 1804, Napoléon Bonaparte became the emperor of French Empire and eventually took over the Netherlands, the only European trading partner allowed by Tokugawa Shogunate. In 1808, Phaeton Incident took place where a British frigate ship, HMS Phaeton, entered the Nagasaki harbor disguising itself as a Dutch ship. It captured Dutch officials working in Nagasaki and then demanded water, fuel and food in exchange for their return. Tokugawa Shogunate gave all the ship wanted; thus, it released the hostages and left the harbor. Saga Domain was supposed to protect the harbor but failed. Tokugawa Shogunate punished Saga Domain severely; high officials of Saga Domain had to kill themselves to take responsibility. Awaken by the incident, Saga Domain started to learn Western technology. It built reverberatory ...
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