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==Timeline of 1874== | ==Timeline of 1874== | ||
| − | *[[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]] leads the [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874]]. | + | *1874/1/17 [[Itagaki Taisuke]], [[Soejima Taneomi]], [[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]], [[Eto Shinpei|Etô Shinpei]], [[Yuri Kimimasa]], and a group of others submit a [[Petition for the Establishment of a Popularly Elected Assembly]]<!--民撰議院設立建白書--> to the [[Meiji government]]. |
| + | *1874/2 [[Saga Rebellion]] - Etô Shinpei leads a ''[[shizoku]]'' (former samurai) rebellion against the new Meiji government. | ||
| + | *1874/2/6 The Meiji government decides to send a punitive expedition to Taiwan. | ||
| + | *1874/5-6 [[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]] leads the [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874]]. | ||
| + | **1874/5/2 The first Japanese ships land on Taiwan. | ||
| + | **1874/5/22 [[Battle of Stone Gate]] (''Sekimon'') | ||
| + | **1874/late May Saigô himself arrives in Taiwan. | ||
| + | **1874/6 Fighting ends. | ||
| + | *1874/7/12 At the suggestion of Minister of the Interior [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]], [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] comes under the control of the newly established [[Ministry of the Interior]], and no longer under that of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]. | ||
| + | *1874/9/14 Negotiations between China and Japan, to resolve the Taiwan/Ryûkyû situation, begin, mediated by British diplomat [[Sir Thomas Wade]]. | ||
| + | *1874/10/31 Japan and China conclude a treaty, in which China recognizes the Ryuykuans as Japanese subjects and admits less than complete sovereign control over some southern regions of Taiwan; China also agrees to pay an indemnity of 500,000 ''[[tael]]s'' to Japan. | ||
| + | *1874/11 Okinawan [[tribute]] mission is dispatched to China, consisting of 180 persons and led by [[Kunjan peechin]]. | ||
| + | *1874/12 The Meiji government orders Ryûkyû to send its high officials to Tokyo. | ||
==Other Events of 1874== | ==Other Events of 1874== | ||
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*[[Akashi castle]] is demolished. | *[[Akashi castle]] is demolished. | ||
| + | *[[Dragon robe]]s are granted to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] by China for the final time. | ||
*Author and educator [[William Griffis]] returns to the United States. | *Author and educator [[William Griffis]] returns to the United States. | ||
| + | *[[Hagi castle]] is torn down. | ||
*[[Merriman Harris]] is appointed American Vice-Consul in Japan. | *[[Merriman Harris]] is appointed American Vice-Consul in Japan. | ||
*[[Kabuki]] actor Kawarazaki Sanshô takes the name [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]]. | *[[Kabuki]] actor Kawarazaki Sanshô takes the name [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]]. | ||
*[[Kagoshima castle]] is demolished. | *[[Kagoshima castle]] is demolished. | ||
| + | *Artist [[Kobayashi Kiyochika]] returns to Tokyo. | ||
*[[Morioka castle]] is demolished. | *[[Morioka castle]] is demolished. | ||
| + | *[[Obama castle]] is torn down. | ||
| + | *[[Osaka]] and [[Kobe]] are connected by rail. | ||
| + | *Woodblock prints depicting the events of the Taiwan Expedition are the first ''[[shinbun nishiki-e]]'', or "news prints". | ||
*[[Tatebayashi castle]] is destroyed. | *[[Tatebayashi castle]] is destroyed. | ||
| + | *[[Tsuyama castle]] is torn down. | ||
*[[Ueda castle]] is demolished. | *[[Ueda castle]] is demolished. | ||
| + | *The ''[[Yomiuri Shinbun]]'' is founded. | ||
| + | *A series of prints designed by [[Yoshitoshi]] and depicting various events in the lives of various [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shoguns]] is released, the first print series to legally depict contemporary events & to depict and identify shoguns by name. | ||
| + | *A series of Imperial portraits by Italian oil painter [[Giuseppe Ugolini]] are the first art objects to be officially & voluntarily acquired by the Imperial Household. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
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*[[Date Yoshikuni]], former ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Sendai han]], dies. | *[[Date Yoshikuni]], former ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Sendai han]], dies. | ||
*[[Hirama Jusuke|Hirama Jûsuke]] of the ''[[Roshigumi|Rôshigumi]]'' dies. | *[[Hirama Jusuke|Hirama Jûsuke]] of the ''[[Roshigumi|Rôshigumi]]'' dies. | ||
| + | *''[[Nihonga]]'' painter [[Hishida Shunso|Hishida Shunsô]] is born (d. [[1911]]). | ||
*[[Torii Yozo|Torii Yôzô]] dies. | *[[Torii Yozo|Torii Yôzô]] dies. | ||
| + | *[[Utagawa Kuniteru II]] dies (b. [[1830]]). | ||
| + | *Winston Churchill is born (d.1965). | ||
| + | *Yi Cheok ([[Emperor Sunjong]] of Korea) is born (d. 1926). | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 4 February 2020
Meiji 7 (明治七年)
Timeline of 1874
- 1874/1/17 Itagaki Taisuke, Soejima Taneomi, Gotô Shôjirô, Etô Shinpei, Yuri Kimimasa, and a group of others submit a Petition for the Establishment of a Popularly Elected Assembly to the Meiji government.
- 1874/2 Saga Rebellion - Etô Shinpei leads a shizoku (former samurai) rebellion against the new Meiji government.
- 1874/2/6 The Meiji government decides to send a punitive expedition to Taiwan.
- 1874/5-6 Saigô Tsugumichi leads the Taiwan Expedition of 1874.
- 1874/5/2 The first Japanese ships land on Taiwan.
- 1874/5/22 Battle of Stone Gate (Sekimon)
- 1874/late May Saigô himself arrives in Taiwan.
- 1874/6 Fighting ends.
- 1874/7/12 At the suggestion of Minister of the Interior Ôkubo Toshimichi, Ryûkyû han comes under the control of the newly established Ministry of the Interior, and no longer under that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- 1874/9/14 Negotiations between China and Japan, to resolve the Taiwan/Ryûkyû situation, begin, mediated by British diplomat Sir Thomas Wade.
- 1874/10/31 Japan and China conclude a treaty, in which China recognizes the Ryuykuans as Japanese subjects and admits less than complete sovereign control over some southern regions of Taiwan; China also agrees to pay an indemnity of 500,000 taels to Japan.
- 1874/11 Okinawan tribute mission is dispatched to China, consisting of 180 persons and led by Kunjan peechin.
- 1874/12 The Meiji government orders Ryûkyû to send its high officials to Tokyo.
Other Events of 1874
- Akashi castle is demolished.
- Dragon robes are granted to the Kingdom of Ryûkyû by China for the final time.
- Author and educator William Griffis returns to the United States.
- Hagi castle is torn down.
- Merriman Harris is appointed American Vice-Consul in Japan.
- Kabuki actor Kawarazaki Sanshô takes the name Ichikawa Danjûrô IX.
- Kagoshima castle is demolished.
- Artist Kobayashi Kiyochika returns to Tokyo.
- Morioka castle is demolished.
- Obama castle is torn down.
- Osaka and Kobe are connected by rail.
- Woodblock prints depicting the events of the Taiwan Expedition are the first shinbun nishiki-e, or "news prints".
- Tatebayashi castle is destroyed.
- Tsuyama castle is torn down.
- Ueda castle is demolished.
- The Yomiuri Shinbun is founded.
- A series of prints designed by Yoshitoshi and depicting various events in the lives of various Tokugawa shoguns is released, the first print series to legally depict contemporary events & to depict and identify shoguns by name.
- A series of Imperial portraits by Italian oil painter Giuseppe Ugolini are the first art objects to be officially & voluntarily acquired by the Imperial Household.
Births and Deaths
- 1874/12/18 Saitô Ichidakusai dies.
- Date Yoshikuni, former daimyô of Sendai han, dies.
- Hirama Jûsuke of the Rôshigumi dies.
- Nihonga painter Hishida Shunsô is born (d. 1911).
- Torii Yôzô dies.
- Utagawa Kuniteru II dies (b. 1830).
- Winston Churchill is born (d.1965).
- Yi Cheok (Emperor Sunjong of Korea) is born (d. 1926).
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