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Nederlands: Brief Willem II aan shogunEnglish: Letter from William II to the Shogun   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William II of the Netherlands  (1792–1849) wikidata:Q154287
 
William II of the Netherlands
Alternative names
King William II of the Netherlands; Prince William of Orange; Prince William of Orange-Nassau; William II; Willem Frederik George Lodewijk; Willem II of the Netherlands
Description Dutch politician, judge, military personnel and art collector
Date of birth/death 6 December 1792 Edit this at Wikidata 17 March 1849 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death The Hague Edit this at Wikidata Tilburg Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q154287
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Nederlands: Brief Willem II aan shogun
English: Letter from William II to the Shogun
Object type letter
object_type QS:P31,Q133492
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Nederlands: De eerste pagina van de brief die Koning Willem II stuurt naar de shogun, de militaire leider van Japan. In de brief raadt hij de shogun om Japan open te stellen voor buitenlanders. De brief is grotendeels opgesteld door Philip Franz von Siebold, Japan reiziger en wetenschapper. De adviseurs van de shogun sturen in zijn naam een brief terug, met geschenken, maar zeggen geen veranderingen in het beleid aan te zullen brengen.
English: The first page of the letter King William II sent to the Shogun, Japan’s military ruler. In this letter, he advised the Shogun to open Japan’s borders to foreigners. The main part of the letter was drawn up by Philip Franz von Siebold, a scientist who traveled through Japan. The Shogun’s advisors sent a reply on his behalf accompanied by gifts, but said they would not introduce any changes to the policy.
Date 15 February 1844
institution QS:P195,Q1857081
Place of creation Nederland
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