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*The [[British Museum]] obtains the art collection of [[William Anderson]], and appoints him curator.
 
*The [[British Museum]] obtains the art collection of [[William Anderson]], and appoints him curator.
 
*The [[Second Domestic Exposition]] is held.
 
*The [[Second Domestic Exposition]] is held.
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*The [[Genyosha|Gen'yôsha]] (Black Ocean Society), an organization dedicated to lobbying for expansion into Korea, is founded.
 
*King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Hawaii]] becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). He meets with [[Emperor Meiji]], proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between [[Princess Kaiulani]] and [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]] (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). [[Nagasaki Seigo]] serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalakaua.
 
*King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Hawaii]] becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). He meets with [[Emperor Meiji]], proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between [[Princess Kaiulani]] and [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]] (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). [[Nagasaki Seigo]] serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalakaua.
 
*The territory formerly defining [[Obama han]], previously a part of [[Shiga prefecture]], is absorbed into [[Fukui prefecture]].
 
*The territory formerly defining [[Obama han]], previously a part of [[Shiga prefecture]], is absorbed into [[Fukui prefecture]].

Revision as of 18:04, 19 November 2013

Meiji 14 (明治十四年)

Timeline of 1881

  • 1881/1/5 Japanese ambassador to China Shishido Tamaki informs the Chinese government that he considers the dispute over sovereignty over the Ryûkyû Islands to be settled.
  • 1881/1/20 Shishido departs Peking.

Other Events of 1881

Births and Deaths


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