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The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.

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Perry Expedition

1853–54 US naval expedition to Tokugawa Japan

The Perry Expedition was a diplomatic and military expedition in two separate voyages to the Tokugawa shogunate (徳川幕府) by warships of the United States Navy. The goals of this expedition included exploration, surveying, and the establishment of diplomatic relations and…
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Edo

Former city in Musashi, Japan

Edo, also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.
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