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Wikipedia: Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.
![[Commodore Matthew C PerryUS Postage, 1953 issue]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Commodore_Matthew_C_Perry_5c_s.jpg "Commodore Matthew C PerryUS Postage, 1953 issue")
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![[A map of coal mining on Formosa Island in the Narrative of the Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's Expedition to...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Formosa_map_coal_s.jpg "A map of coal mining on Formosa Island in the Narrative of the Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's Expedition to...")
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![[Japanese coastal wooden cannon built by the Daimyos at the Bakufu's order for Commodore Perry's arrival]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Japanese_coastal_wooden_cannon_1853_1854_s.jpg "Japanese coastal wooden cannon built by the Daimyos at the Bakufu's order for Commodore Perry's arrival")
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![[Commodore Perry's flag was flown from Annapolis to Tokyo for display at the surrender ceremonies which officially...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Perry_flag_1945_s.jpg "Commodore Perry's flag was flown from Annapolis to Tokyo for display at the surrender ceremonies which officially...")
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![[Japanese print showing head]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Matthewperry_s.jpg "Japanese print showing head")
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![[Bust of Matthew Perry in Shimoda, Shizuoka]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PerryBustShimoda_s.jpg "Bust of Matthew Perry in Shimoda, Shizuoka")
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![[Perry's Statue in Touro Park]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Commodore_Matthew_Perry_Statue_in_Touro_Park_2C_Newport_2C_RI_s.jpg "Perry's Statue in Touro Park")
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![[Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Commodore_Matthew_Calbraith_Perry_s.jpg "Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry")
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from Connormah |
![[An exact replica of the Gokoku]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/The_Gokoku_ji_Bell_s.jpg "An exact replica of the Gokoku")
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