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| *Keiô 2/12/5 (10 Jan) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa Shogun. | | *Keiô 2/12/5 (10 Jan) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa Shogun. |
| *1867/1/9 [[Emperor Meiji]] succeeds to the throne. | | *1867/1/9 [[Emperor Meiji]] succeeds to the throne. |
| + | *1867/2/27 [[1867 Paris World's Fair]] (''Exposition Universelle'') opens. [[Satsuma han]] and the Tokugawa shogunate display as separate delegations. |
| + | *1867/4/23 The ''[[Iroha-maru]]'' crashes into the ''[[Meiko-maru|Meikô-maru]]'', and the ''Iroha-maru'' sinks off Ujishima, near [[Tomonoura]], in the [[Inland Sea]]. |
| *1867/7 The ''[[Ee ja nai ka]]'' movement spreads. | | *1867/7 The ''[[Ee ja nai ka]]'' movement spreads. |
| *1867/9/12 Steamboat line between [[Edo]] and [[Osaka]] is established. | | *1867/9/12 Steamboat line between [[Edo]] and [[Osaka]] is established. |
− | *1867/9/18 [[Satsuma han]] and [[Choshu han|Chôshu han]] conclude an alliance of [[Tobaku|Tôbaku]]. | + | *1867/9/18 Satsuma han and [[Choshu han|Chôshu han]] conclude an alliance of [[Tobaku|Tôbaku]]. |
| *1867/10/14 Restoration of political power to the Emperor. ([[Taisei Hokan|Taisei Hôkan]]) | | *1867/10/14 Restoration of political power to the Emperor. ([[Taisei Hokan|Taisei Hôkan]]) |
| *1867/11/15 Assassination of [[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] and [[Nakaoka Shintaro|Nakaoka Shintarô]]. | | *1867/11/15 Assassination of [[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] and [[Nakaoka Shintaro|Nakaoka Shintarô]]. |
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| == Other Events of 1867 == | | == Other Events of 1867 == |
| *The French take three more provinces of Southeast Asia. | | *The French take three more provinces of Southeast Asia. |
− | * Japan exhibits at the [[1867 Paris World's Fair]] (''Exposition Universelle''); the exposition as a whole is four times the size of any previous such exposition. The shogunate, and [[Satsuma han]] (as "Kingdom of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyu]] and Satsuma"), send separate delegations; the weakened shogunal legitimacy this presents causes France to withhold a crucial monetary loan from the shogunate. | + | *''[[Kaikin]]'' bans on Japanese traveling overseas are lifted. |
| *[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] opens his ''[[juku (art)|juku]]'' in Kyoto. | | *[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] opens his ''[[juku (art)|juku]]'' in Kyoto. |
| *[[Charles LeGendre]], US Consul in Amoy, leads a mission to meet with Taiwanese aboriginal leaders, and receives a promise from a man called Tôkitoku in Japanese sources that ships flying the US flag will not be attacked. | | *[[Charles LeGendre]], US Consul in Amoy, leads a mission to meet with Taiwanese aboriginal leaders, and receives a promise from a man called Tôkitoku in Japanese sources that ships flying the US flag will not be attacked. |
| *Seward's Folly - The United States purchases Alaska from Emperor Alexander II of Russia. | | *Seward's Folly - The United States purchases Alaska from Emperor Alexander II of Russia. |
− | *A temporary Treaty of Friendship between Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] is signed by US Minister R.B. Van Valkenburgh, representing Hawaii. | + | *A temporary Treaty of Friendship between Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] is signed by US Minister [[Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh]], representing Hawaii. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |