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*1877/3 Saigô's [[siege of Kumamoto castle]] is lifted.
*1877/3 Saigô's [[siege of Kumamoto castle]] is lifted.
*The rebels retreat to [[Kagoshima]] and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces, who have superior numbers and equipment, if not superior military ability.
*The rebels retreat to [[Kagoshima]] and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces, who have superior numbers and equipment, if not superior military ability.
−*1877/9/24 Saigô Takamori dies and the Rebellion ends.
+*1877/9/24 [[Battle of Shiroyama]] - Saigô Takamori dies and the Rebellion ends.
==Other Events of 1877==
==Other Events of 1877==
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*The [[Hokkaido Development Commission]] [[Botanical Garden & Museum|Provisional Sapporo Museum]] is established.
*The [[Hokkaido Development Commission]] [[Botanical Garden & Museum|Provisional Sapporo Museum]] is established.
*The first [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] (''Naikoku Kangyô Hakurankai'') is held.
*The first [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] (''Naikoku Kangyô Hakurankai'') is held.
−*The Meiji Emperor performs a formal tour of parts of eastern [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]]. A continuation of the tour into the [[Hokuriku region]] is delayed until the following year on account of the Satsuma Rebellion.
+*The Meiji Emperor performs a [[Six Great Imperial Tours|formal tour]] of parts of eastern [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]]. A continuation of the tour into the [[Tokai region|Tôkai]] and [[Hokuriku region]]s is delayed until the following year on account of the Satsuma Rebellion.
*[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued.
*[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued.
*[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]].
*[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]].
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*Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new Tokyo Imperial University.
*Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new Tokyo Imperial University.
*Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan.
*Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan.
+*Edward Sylvester Morse leads the excavation of the [[Omori shellmound|Ômori shellmound]], the first formal modern archaeological excavation of a site in Japan.
*[[Muslim rebellions]] in northwest China, ongoing since [[1862]], are finally quelled.
*[[Muslim rebellions]] in northwest China, ongoing since [[1862]], are finally quelled.
*One hundred eight men and women from the Philippines are shipwrecked or castaway on [[Ishigaki Island]].
*One hundred eight men and women from the Philippines are shipwrecked or castaway on [[Ishigaki Island]].
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===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
−*1877/9/24 Saigô Takamori commits suicide.
+*1877/9/24 Saigô Takamori commits suicide. Numerous others also die in the battle of Shiroyama.
*1877/9/30 Former governor of [[Kagoshima prefecture]] [[Oyama Tsunayoshi|Ôyama Tsunayoshi]] is executed.
*1877/9/30 Former governor of [[Kagoshima prefecture]] [[Oyama Tsunayoshi|Ôyama Tsunayoshi]] is executed.
*[[Enomoto Takeaki]] dies.
*[[Enomoto Takeaki]] dies.