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==Timeline 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]].
===Births and Deaths of 1879===
*31 August - [[Emperor Taisho|Emperor Taishô]] (d. [[1926]])
*2 September - [[An Jung-geun]], future assassin of [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] (d. [[1910]])
[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
==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]].
===Births and Deaths of 1879===
*31 August - [[Emperor Taisho|Emperor Taishô]] (d. [[1926]])
*2 September - [[An Jung-geun]], future assassin of [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] (d. [[1910]])
[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
