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==Other Events of 1879== | ==Other Events of 1879== | ||
| − | *[[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] dissolved and annexed into Japan as Okinawa Prefecture. King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] is granted the title of Marquis, assimilated into the new Japanese [[kazoku|peerage]], and removed to [[Tokyo]]. | + | *The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] is dissolved and fully annexed into Japan as [[Okinawa Prefecture]]. King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] is granted the title of Marquis, assimilated into the new Japanese [[kazoku|peerage]], and removed to [[Tokyo]]. [[Nabeshima Naoyoshi]] becomes the first Governor of the prefecture. |
===Births and Deaths of 1879=== | ===Births and Deaths of 1879=== | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 4 October 2009
Timeline of 1879
Other Events of 1879
- The Kingdom of Ryûkyû is dissolved and fully annexed into Japan as Okinawa Prefecture. King Shô Tai is granted the title of Marquis, assimilated into the new Japanese peerage, and removed to Tokyo. Nabeshima Naoyoshi becomes the first Governor of the prefecture.
Births and Deaths of 1879
- 31 August - Emperor Taishô is born. (d. 1926)
- 2 September - An Jung-geun, future assassin of Itô Hirobumi is born. (d. 1910)
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