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*1873/5/5 [[Edo castle]] is destroyed in a fire; the Emperor and Empress take up residence at the [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]] of the [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]], which is then designated the [[Kishu Tokugawa Edo mansion|Akasaka Temporary Palace]].

*1873/5/5 [[Edo castle]] is destroyed in a fire; the Emperor and Empress take up residence at the [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]] of the [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]], which is then designated the [[Kishu Tokugawa Edo mansion|Akasaka Temporary Palace]].

*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.

*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.

*1873/6/21 Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China [[Yanagihara Sakimitsu]] discusses the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] with Chinese authorities.

*1873/6/21 Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China [[Yanagihara Sakimitsu]], along with Soejima and others, meet with Chinese authorities to discuss the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]].

*1873/7 [[Urasoe ueekata]], serving as a representative of Ryûkyû, seeks to meet with Soejima but finds he is absent.

*1873/7 [[Urasoe ueekata]], serving as a representative of Ryûkyû, seeks to meet with Soejima but finds he is absent.

*1873/8 [[Yonabaru ueekata]] meets with Foreign Minister Soejima following the latter's return from China. Soejima confirms that authority over internal affairs, as well as diplomatic relations with China, remains in the hands of the [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû government]], and is not determined by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

*1873/8 [[Yonabaru ueekata]] meets with Foreign Minister Soejima following the latter's return from China. Soejima confirms that authority over internal affairs, as well as diplomatic relations with China, remains in the hands of the [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû government]], and is not determined by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.