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*Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.
 
*Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.
 
*[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
 
*[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
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*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:27, 3 February 2010

Meiji 4 (明治四年)

Timeline of 1871

Other Events of 1871

  • Police force formed.
  • Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.
  • Taiwan Incident of 1871 - a tribute ship from the Miyako Islands bound for Okinawa is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
  • The hinin, eta, and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
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