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*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. | ||
| − | *[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound | + | *[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound home from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines. |
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished. | *The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished. | ||
*The brothels of [[Fukagawa]] and [[Shin-Shimabara]] are forced to move into the [[Yoshiwara]]. | *The brothels of [[Fukagawa]] and [[Shin-Shimabara]] are forced to move into the [[Yoshiwara]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:34, 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 home from 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.
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1871 | Following Year 1872 |
