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==Other Events of 1871== | ==Other Events of 1871== | ||
| + | *The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States. | ||
*Police force formed. | *Police force formed. | ||
*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. | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 14 March 2010
Meiji 4 (明治四年)
Timeline of 1871
- 1871/8/29 Abolition of the han
Other Events of 1871
- The Iwakura Mission departs Japan for the United States.
- Police force formed.
- 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 is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
- The hinin, eta, and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
- The brothels of Fukagawa and Shin-Shimabara are forced to move into the Yoshiwara.
| Previous Year 1870 |
1871 | Following Year 1872 |
