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==Timeline of 1897==
==Timeline of 1897==
*1897/10/12 [[King Gojong]] declares the establishment of the [[Korean Empire]].
*1897/11/1 [[Juye Incident]] in China - Bandits kill two German missionaries, sparking the beginning of a Scramble for Concessions, as Germany (in retaliation), and then Russia, Britain, France, and Japan (seeking to not lose out to Germany), seize territories or otherwise establish [[spheres of influence]] in China.
*1897/11/1 [[Juye Incident]] in China - Bandits kill two German missionaries, sparking the beginning of a Scramble for Concessions, as Germany (in retaliation), and then Russia, Britain, France, and Japan (seeking to not lose out to Germany), seize territories or otherwise establish [[spheres of influence]] in China.
*[[Empress Eisho|Empress Dowager Eishô]] dies. Her funeral is the first imperial funeral to be conducted with entirely [[Shinto]] rites, expunged of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] elements.
*[[Empress Eisho|Empress Dowager Eishô]] dies. Her funeral is the first imperial funeral to be conducted with entirely [[Shinto]] rites, expunged of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] elements.
*[[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]] dies (b. [[1838]]).
*[[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]] dies (b. [[1838]]).
*[[Ishiwata Koitsu|Ishiwata Kôitsu]] is born (d. 1987).
*[[Mutsu Munemitsu]] dies (b. [[1844]]).
*[[Mutsu Munemitsu]] dies (b. [[1844]]).
*[[Nakajima Nobori]] dies (b. [[1838]]).
*[[Nakajima Nobori]] dies (b. [[1838]]).
*''[[Guohua]]'' painter [[Pan Tianshou]] is born (d. 1971).
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