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== Timeline of 1868 == | == Timeline of 1868 == | ||
| − | ( | + | *Keiô 3/12/9 (3 Jan) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] officially steps down as [[Shogun]], and the [[Imperial Court]] declares the [[Meiji Restoration|Restoration]] of the Monarchy.([[Osei Fukko|Ôsei Fukko]]) |
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* 1868/1 | * 1868/1 | ||
| + | **1 The government is organized into seven Divisions (''ka''), with the Division of Rites at the top of the hierarchy. | ||
**1/3 The [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]. | **1/3 The [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]. | ||
| − | **1/6 | + | **1/6 Tokugawa Yoshinobu returns to [[Edo]]. |
* 1868/2 | * 1868/2 | ||
| + | **2 The Divisions of the government are replaced with eight Offices (''kyoku''), with the Office of Rites at the top of the hierarchy. | ||
**2/15 [[Sakai Incident]] | **2/15 [[Sakai Incident]] | ||
**2/23 [[Shogitai]] occupys [[Kanei-ji]] temple. | **2/23 [[Shogitai]] occupys [[Kanei-ji]] temple. | ||
* 1868/3 | * 1868/3 | ||
**3/13 The [[Saigo Takamori]]-[[Katsu Kaishu]] talk. | **3/13 The [[Saigo Takamori]]-[[Katsu Kaishu]] talk. | ||
| − | **3/14 The [[Charter Oath]] | + | **3/13 The ''[[Jingikan]]'' (Ministry of Rites) is established, and all [[Shinto]] shrines and priests are placed under its authority. |
| − | **3/28 The new government orders [[Shinbutsu Bunri]]. | + | **3/14 The [[Charter Oath]] is promulgated. |
| + | **3/28 The new government orders ''[[Shinbutsu Bunri]]''. | ||
*1868/4 | *1868/4 | ||
| + | *The new government bans woodblock prints depicting recent skirmishes and battles with a pro-shogunate bias. | ||
**4/11 [[Edo castle]] surrenders. | **4/11 [[Edo castle]] surrenders. | ||
**4/25 120 Japanese migrate to Hawaii. | **4/25 120 Japanese migrate to Hawaii. | ||
| − | *1868/4 | + | *1868/int.4 |
| − | **4/17 About 4000 Christians arrested in Nagasaki. | + | **int.4 The Offices of the government are dissolved and replaced with Ministries, of which the ''Jingikan'' is supreme. |
| − | **4/27 The Meiji government releases [[Seitaisho]] | + | **int.4/17 About 4000 Christians arrested in Nagasaki. |
| + | **int.4/27 The Meiji government releases [[Seitaisho]] | ||
*1868/5 | *1868/5 | ||
**5/3 [[Ouetsu Reppan Domei]] | **5/3 [[Ouetsu Reppan Domei]] | ||
**5/15 The [[Battle of Ueno]] | **5/15 The [[Battle of Ueno]] | ||
**5/19 The [[Battle of Nagaoka]] | **5/19 The [[Battle of Nagaoka]] | ||
| − | *1868/7/17 Edo is renamed to Tokyo. | + | *1868/6 Shogunate lands, ''[[hatamoto]]'' lands, and some small domains are reorganized into [[prefectures|''ken'' and ''fu'']], while the remaining domains are renamed ''[[han]]''. |
| + | *1868/7/17 Edo is renamed to [[Tokyo]] in an Imperial Edict. | ||
| + | *1868/8 | ||
| + | **8 The [[Battle of Aizu]] | ||
| + | **8/27 ''Sokui shiki'' accession ceremonies are held in Kyoto for the [[Meiji Emperor]]. | ||
| + | *1868/9/22 Aizu surrenders. | ||
| + | *1868/9/20-10/13 The Meiji Emperor makes his first great Imperial Progress from Kyoto to Tokyo, a three week journey with an entourage of 3300 men. | ||
| + | *1868/10/13 The Meiji Emperor arrives in Tokyo for the first time. | ||
| + | *1868/10/25 [[Enomoto Takeaki]] occupies [[Goryokaku]]. | ||
| + | ==Other Events of 1868== | ||
| + | *Photographer [[Felice Beato]] publishes his ''[[Photographic Views of Japan]]''. | ||
| + | *Currency exchange is undertaken in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]]; each copper ''[[currency|mon]]'' is replaced with 32 iron ''mon'', causing a sudden and dramatic rise in prices. | ||
| + | *The end of the shogunate brings with it a massive exodus from [[Edo]]; the city's population does not recover to 1868 levels until around 1890. | ||
| + | *One hundred forty-eight Japanese arrive in [[Hawaii]] aboard the British ship ''Scioto'', under contracts as sugar plantation workers, after being shipped out of [[Yokohama]] without authorization. Arriving in the first year (''gannen'') of the Meiji period, they come to be known as ''[[gannenmono]]''. | ||
| + | *The terms ''han'' and ''[[shogunate|bakufu]]'' are used in an official context for the first time. | ||
| + | *The port of [[Kobe]] (aka [[Hyogo no tsu|Hyôgo no tsu]]) is opened to Western trade. | ||
| + | *[[Nagaoka castle]] is torn down. | ||
| + | *The [[Nien Rebellion]] in China ends. | ||
| + | *[[Shirakawa castle]] is burnt down in battle. | ||
| + | *The [[Tsukiji Hotel]], the first official guesthouse for foreigners constructed by the [[Meiji government]], is completed. | ||
| + | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
| + | * 4/25 [[Kondo Isami]] is executed. | ||
| + | * 10/10 [[Funakoshi Gichin]], founder of [[Shotokan Karate]], is born (d. 1957). | ||
| + | * 12/16 Ryukyuan painter [[Higa Seisei]] is born (d. 1939). | ||
| + | *Silk baron [[Hara Sankei]] is born (d. 1939). | ||
| + | *[[Iwai Tatsumi]], 4th [[Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan)]], is born (d. [[1908]]). | ||
| + | *[[Gaikoku bugyo|Foreign Affairs Magistrate]] [[Kawaji Toshiakira]] commits suicide, following the shogunate in its fall. | ||
| + | *[[Kawarasaki Gonnosuke IV]] dies (b. [[1814]]). | ||
| + | *[[Kenshitsu]], Queen of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], dies. | ||
| + | * ''[[Nihonga]]'' artist [[Tanaka Raisho|Tanaka Raishô]] is born (d. 1940). | ||
| + | * Painter [[Yokoyama Taikan]] is born (d. 1958). | ||
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[[Category:Timeline]] | [[Category:Timeline]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:50, 28 June 2015
Keiô 4 (慶応四年)/ Meiji 1 (明治元年) (change on 1868/9/8)
Timeline of 1868
- Keiô 3/12/9 (3 Jan) Tokugawa Yoshinobu officially steps down as Shogun, and the Imperial Court declares the Restoration of the Monarchy.(Ôsei Fukko)
- 1868/1
- 1 The government is organized into seven Divisions (ka), with the Division of Rites at the top of the hierarchy.
- 1/3 The Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
- 1/6 Tokugawa Yoshinobu returns to Edo.
- 1868/2
- 2 The Divisions of the government are replaced with eight Offices (kyoku), with the Office of Rites at the top of the hierarchy.
- 2/15 Sakai Incident
- 2/23 Shogitai occupys Kanei-ji temple.
- 1868/3
- 3/13 The Saigo Takamori-Katsu Kaishu talk.
- 3/13 The Jingikan (Ministry of Rites) is established, and all Shinto shrines and priests are placed under its authority.
- 3/14 The Charter Oath is promulgated.
- 3/28 The new government orders Shinbutsu Bunri.
- 1868/4
- The new government bans woodblock prints depicting recent skirmishes and battles with a pro-shogunate bias.
- 4/11 Edo castle surrenders.
- 4/25 120 Japanese migrate to Hawaii.
- 1868/int.4
- int.4 The Offices of the government are dissolved and replaced with Ministries, of which the Jingikan is supreme.
- int.4/17 About 4000 Christians arrested in Nagasaki.
- int.4/27 The Meiji government releases Seitaisho
- 1868/5
- 5/3 Ouetsu Reppan Domei
- 5/15 The Battle of Ueno
- 5/19 The Battle of Nagaoka
- 1868/6 Shogunate lands, hatamoto lands, and some small domains are reorganized into ken and fu, while the remaining domains are renamed han.
- 1868/7/17 Edo is renamed to Tokyo in an Imperial Edict.
- 1868/8
- 8 The Battle of Aizu
- 8/27 Sokui shiki accession ceremonies are held in Kyoto for the Meiji Emperor.
- 1868/9/22 Aizu surrenders.
- 1868/9/20-10/13 The Meiji Emperor makes his first great Imperial Progress from Kyoto to Tokyo, a three week journey with an entourage of 3300 men.
- 1868/10/13 The Meiji Emperor arrives in Tokyo for the first time.
- 1868/10/25 Enomoto Takeaki occupies Goryokaku.
Other Events of 1868
- Photographer Felice Beato publishes his Photographic Views of Japan.
- Currency exchange is undertaken in Ryûkyû; each copper mon is replaced with 32 iron mon, causing a sudden and dramatic rise in prices.
- The end of the shogunate brings with it a massive exodus from Edo; the city's population does not recover to 1868 levels until around 1890.
- One hundred forty-eight Japanese arrive in Hawaii aboard the British ship Scioto, under contracts as sugar plantation workers, after being shipped out of Yokohama without authorization. Arriving in the first year (gannen) of the Meiji period, they come to be known as gannenmono.
- The terms han and bakufu are used in an official context for the first time.
- The port of Kobe (aka Hyôgo no tsu) is opened to Western trade.
- Nagaoka castle is torn down.
- The Nien Rebellion in China ends.
- Shirakawa castle is burnt down in battle.
- The Tsukiji Hotel, the first official guesthouse for foreigners constructed by the Meiji government, is completed.
Births and Deaths
- 4/25 Kondo Isami is executed.
- 10/10 Funakoshi Gichin, founder of Shotokan Karate, is born (d. 1957).
- 12/16 Ryukyuan painter Higa Seisei is born (d. 1939).
- Silk baron Hara Sankei is born (d. 1939).
- Iwai Tatsumi, 4th Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan), is born (d. 1908).
- Foreign Affairs Magistrate Kawaji Toshiakira commits suicide, following the shogunate in its fall.
- Kawarasaki Gonnosuke IV dies (b. 1814).
- Kenshitsu, Queen of King Shô Tai of Ryûkyû, dies.
- Nihonga artist Tanaka Raishô is born (d. 1940).
- Painter Yokoyama Taikan is born (d. 1958).
| Previous Year 1867 |
1868 | Following Year 1869 |
