Commodore Perry's black ships reach Japan (1853)
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- Tragedy and Hope pp. 171-173 · open book
The Tokugawa Shogunate was already long past its prime when, in 1853, the "black ships" of Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay.
The Tokugawa Shogunate was already long past its prime when, in 1853, the "black ships" of Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay.