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| == Timeline of 1869 == | | == Timeline of 1869 == |
| + | *Meiji 1/12/28 (Feb 9 1869) [[Ichijo Haruko|Ichijô Haruko]] formally [[judai|enters]] the Imperial Court as primary imperial consort (''nyôgo'') to the [[Meiji Emperor]]. |
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| **1/5 Assassination of [[Yokoi Shonan]] | | **1/5 Assassination of [[Yokoi Shonan]] |
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| **2/5 The government encourages to set elementary schools to all regions. | | **2/5 The government encourages to set elementary schools to all regions. |
| **2/8 The newspaper regulations ban criticism against the government. | | **2/8 The newspaper regulations ban criticism against the government. |
| + | *1869/2-3 (April) [[Charles de Long]] becomes US minister to Japan. |
| + | *1869/2-3 (April) The [[Dajokan|Dajôkan]] (Grand Council of State) is officially relocated from Kyoto to Tokyo. |
| + | *1869/2/29-3/28 The Meiji Emperor makes his second grand Imperial Progress from Kyoto to Tokyo, accompanied by an entourage of 3,500 men. |
| + | *1869/3/13 The Dajôkan declares the unity of government and rites (''[[saisei icchi]]''). |
| + | *1869/3/28 The Meiji Emperor takes up residence in [[Edo castle]], which has already been renamed the Imperial Palace (''kôkyo''). |
| *1869/5/18 [[Enomoto Takeaki]] surrenders. (End of the [[Boshin War]]) | | *1869/5/18 [[Enomoto Takeaki]] surrenders. (End of the [[Boshin War]]) |
| *1869/6 | | *1869/6 |
| + | **6 Peerage reforms create a new noble hierarchy, including the creation of the ''[[kazoku]]'' aristocracy. |
| **6 The [[Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony]] in El Dorado County, California, is established. It is the only site outside Japan to be settled by samurai. | | **6 The [[Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony]] in El Dorado County, California, is established. It is the only site outside Japan to be settled by samurai. |
| **6/17 The return of domain lands to the state. ([[Hanseki Hokan]]) | | **6/17 The return of domain lands to the state. ([[Hanseki Hokan]]) |
| **6/24 Russia sends troops to Karafuto. | | **6/24 Russia sends troops to Karafuto. |
| **6/29 The government builds a new shrine for soldiers who died in the Boshin War. (Later called [[Yasukuni Shrine]]) | | **6/29 The government builds a new shrine for soldiers who died in the Boshin War. (Later called [[Yasukuni Shrine]]) |
| + | *1869/8 [[Ezo]] is renamed [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]] and is incorporated into the territory of the Meiji state. |
| *1869/8/3 Farmers riot in Takasaki. | | *1869/8/3 Farmers riot in Takasaki. |
| *1869/9/4 [[Omura Masujiro]] assaulted by a former Choshu samurai. | | *1869/9/4 [[Omura Masujiro]] assaulted by a former Choshu samurai. |
| *1869/10/12 Farmers riot in Toyama. | | *1869/10/12 Farmers riot in Toyama. |
| *1869/12 | | *1869/12 |
| + | **12 - Ueno Keisuke and Miwa Hochi arrive in [[Hawaii]] to address the ''[[Gannenmono]]'' issue. |
| **12/14 Farmers riots in Ogaki, Owari. | | **12/14 Farmers riots in Ogaki, Owari. |
| **12/25 The first telegraphic communication lines between Tokyo and Yokohama. | | **12/25 The first telegraphic communication lines between Tokyo and Yokohama. |
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| ==Other Events of 1869== | | ==Other Events of 1869== |
− | *[[Ezo]] is renamed [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]] and is incorporated into the territory of the Meiji state. | + | *The first [[Japanese music|brass band]] in Japan is formed in [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]]. |
| + | *The [[Hokkaido Development Office]] is established. |
| + | *The ports of [[Niigata]] and [[Osaka]] are opened as [[treaty ports]]. |
| + | *[[Tokushima castle]] is torn down. |
| + | *[[Prince Alfred]], Duke of Edinburgh, second son of [[Queen Victoria]], is the first British royal to visit Japan. |
| + | *The Suez Canal opens. |
| + | *[[Y. Tsuchida]] becomes the first to manufacture cigarettes in Japan, but they do not catch on. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| * 5/11 [[Hijikata Toshizo]] dies in [[Hakodate]]. | | * 5/11 [[Hijikata Toshizo]] dies in [[Hakodate]]. |
| * 11/5 Omura Masujiro dies. | | * 11/5 Omura Masujiro dies. |
| + | *The [[Kikoe-ogimi|Kikoe-ôgimi]], great-grandmother to King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], dies. |
| + | *[[Kuhara Fusanosuke]], politician and founder of Hitachi, is born (d. 1965). |
| + | *Painter [[Okakura Shusui|Okakura Shûsui]]<!--岡倉秋水--> is born (d. 1950). |
| + | *[[Utagawa Hiroshige II]] dies (b. [[1829]]). |
| + | *''[[Bunraku]]'' puppeteer [[Yoshida Bungoro|Yoshida Bungorô]] is born (d. 1962). |
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