1868

Timeline of 1868

(Keiô 4, Meiji 1; 慶応四年、明治元年) (change on 1868/9/8)

• 1868/1
  • 1/3 The Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
  • 1/6 Tokugawa Yoshinobu returns to Edo.
• 1868/2
  • 2/15 Sakai Incident
  • 2/23 Shogitai occupys Kanei-ji temple.
• 1868/3
  • 3/13 The Saigo Takamori-Katsu Kaishu talk.
  • 3/14 The Charter Oath
  • 3/28 The new government orders Shinbutsu Bunri.
• 1868/4
  • 4/11 Edo castle surrenders.
  • 4/25 120 Japanese migrate to Hawaii.
• 1868/int.4
  • 4/17 About 4000 Christians arrested in Nagasaki.
  • 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
• 1868/7/17 Edo is renamed to Tokyo.
• 1868/8
  • 8 The Battle of Aizu
  • 8/27 Coronation of Emperor Meiji
• 1868/9/22 Aizu surrenders.
• 1968/10/25 Enomoto Takeaki occupies Goryokaku.

Births and Deaths of 1868

• 4/25 Kondo Isami executed.

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