*Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.
*Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.
*[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
*[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
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*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished.