Founder’s History	Major Events in Japan and the World
1814	Birth of the Founder	Congress of Vienna opened (1814)
1825	Adopted by Kawate Kumejiro	Announcement of the Monroe Doctrine (1823)
1836	Death of Kumejiro;
	Became the family head;	July Revolution (1830)
	Surname changed to Akazawa;
	Founder (age 23) married Furukawa Tose (18)
1839	Birth of Kametaro	Opium War (1840)
1842	Death of Kametaro; Birth of Makiemon
1845	Birth of Nobujiro
1847	Birth of Chise, death of Chise the following year
1849	Birth of Mohei
1850	Sudden death of Makiemon Death of an ox
1851	Birth of Kura Death of an ox	Arrival of Commodore Perry in Uraga (1853) End of Seclusion
1854	Birth of Unojo	Treaty of Peace & Amity (1854)
1855	Founder’s serious illness at age 42
1858	Birth of Kono	Harris Treaty (1858)
1859	Divine Call
1864	Divine request to construct the Worship Hall	American Civil War (1861~1865)
1868	Received the Divine title of Ikigami Konko Daijin	Meiji Restoration (1868)
1873	Ordered to remove Altar	Establishment of the German Empire (1871)
	Tenchi Kakitsuke distributed by Kami’s orders
	Received a revelation, revealing Kami’s characters, and that He sent Ikigami Konko Daijin to this world
1883	Founder passed away on October 10, 1883 He was 69 years old	Establishment of the Japanese National Diet (1881)