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| ==Timeline of 1863== | | ==Timeline of 1863== |
− | | + | * 1863/2 The British legation in [[Yokohama]] demands reparations, and a formal apology from the shogunate and [[Satsuma han]] for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai, as well as demanding that those guilty be punished. |
| * 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized. | | * 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized. |
− | * 1863/3 | + | * 1863/2/13 [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] departs [[Edo castle]], bound for [[Kyoto]]. This is the first shogunal visit to the imperial capital in nearly 230 years, since [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Tokugawa Iemitsu's]] journey to Kyoto in [[1634]]. |
− | ** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi'' | + | * 1863/3/5 Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi arrives in Kyoto. |
− | ** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]] | + | * 1863/3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi'' |
| + | * 1863/3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]] |
| + | * 1863/5/10 [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] issues an imperial order that all foreigners be [[joi|expelled]]. |
| * 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka. | | * 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka. |
| + | * 1863/7 [[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the Namamugi Incident, and Satsuma's refusal to pay reparations. |
| * 1863/8 | | * 1863/8 |
| ** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya. | | ** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya. |
− | ** 8/18 Political change on August 18. | + | ** 8/18 Political change on August 18. The Mibu Rôshigumi is renamed the ''[[Shinsengumi]]''. |
− | * 1863/9 | + | * 1863/9 Satsuma submits a formal apology to the British for the Namamugi Incident, and pays 100,000 [[Mexican silver dollars]] in reparations. |
| ** 9/13 [[Niimi Nishiki]] commits seppuku. | | ** 9/13 [[Niimi Nishiki]] commits seppuku. |
| ** 9/18 Assassination of Serizawa Kamo. | | ** 9/18 Assassination of Serizawa Kamo. |
− | ** 9/25 The Mibu Rôshigumi is renamed the ''[[Shinsengumi]]''.
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| ** 9/26 Assassination of spies from Choshu. | | ** 9/26 Assassination of spies from Choshu. |
− | ** 12/27 [[Noguchi Kenji]] commits seppuku. | + | * 1863/12/27 [[Noguchi Kenji]] commits seppuku. |
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| ==Other Events of 1863== | | ==Other Events of 1863== |
− | * [[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] joins the Mibu Rôshigumi | + | *Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan. |
| + | *The Nishinomaru, Honmaru, and Ninomaru of [[Edo castle]] are destroyed in a series of fires. The Honmaru Palace is never rebuilt. |
| + | *[[King Gojong]] takes the throne in [[Joseon]]. |
| + | *King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma. |
| + | *[[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] joins the Mibu Rôshigumi. |
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| ===Births and Deaths of 1863=== | | ===Births and Deaths of 1863=== |
− | * [[Kiyokawa Hachiro|Kiyokawa Hachirô]] is assassinated in Edo | + | * [[Abiru Eisaburo|Abiru Eisaburô]] dies of illness in Kyoto. |
− | * Tonouchi Yoshi is assassinated | + | * [[Aizawa Seishisai]] dies (b. [[1782]]). |
− | * Niimi Nishiki commits seppuku | + | * British diplomat [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin]] dies (b. [[1811]]). |
− | * Serizawa Kamo is assassinated | + | * Painter [[Harada Naojiro|Harada Naojirô]] is born (d. [[1899]]). |
| + | * Women's rights activist [[Kishida Toshiko]] is born (d. [[1901]]). |
| + | * [[Kiyokawa Hachiro|Kiyokawa Hachirô]] is assassinated in Edo. |
| + | * Artist [[Migita Toshihide]] is born (d. 1925). |
| + | * Niimi Nishiki commits seppuku. |
| + | * Serizawa Kamo is assassinated. |
| + | * Geographer [[Shiga Shigetaka]] is born (d. 1927). |
| + | * Historian [[Tokutomi Soho|Tokutomi Sohô]] is born (d. 1957). |
| + | * Tonouchi Yoshio is assassinated. |
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| + | {| border="3" align="center" |
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| + | |width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1862]]''' |
| + | |width="25%"|'''[[1863]]''' |
| + | |width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1864]]''' |
| + | |} |
| + | </center> |
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− | [[Category:Timeline]][[Category:Edo Period Timeline]] | + | [[Category:Timeline]] |
| + | [[Category:Edo Period Timeline]] |