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| == Timeline of 1866 == | | == Timeline of 1866 == |
− | * 1866/1/21 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] and [[Katsura Kogoro|Katsura Kogorô]] meet at the [[Satsuma han]] residence in Kyoto. The intermediary was [[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]]. | + | * 1866/1/21 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] and [[Katsura Kogoro|Katsura Kogorô]] meet at the [[Satsuma han]] residence in Kyoto and lay the groundwork for the [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]]. [[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] and [[Komatsu Tatewaki]] serve as mediators. |
| * 1866/4/17 The [[Bakufu]] allows merchants and students to go overseas. | | * 1866/4/17 The [[Bakufu]] allows merchants and students to go overseas. |
| * 1866/5/13 [[Edo Treaty]] | | * 1866/5/13 [[Edo Treaty]] |
| * 1866/6 | | * 1866/6 |
− | **6/7 The second [[Choshu han|Chôshû]] expedition. | + | **6/7 The [[Second Choshu Expedition|second Chôshû expedition]]. |
| **6 The farmers in [[Musashi province]] riot over the rising price of rice.([[Bushu Ikki|Bushû ikki]]) | | **6 The farmers in [[Musashi province]] riot over the rising price of rice.([[Bushu Ikki|Bushû ikki]]) |
− | * 1866/10/26 A fire breaks out in the [[Miyozaki]] pleasure quarters of [[Yokohama]] and soon spreads to other parts of the city. | + | * 1866/9 [[Harry Parkes]] demands [[Bakufu]] to build 8 lighthouses instead of compensation. |
− | * 1866/12 [[Fukuzawa Yukichi|Fukuzawa Yukichi's]] "Seiyo Jijo" is published. | + | * 1866/10/26 A fire breaks out in the [[Miyozaki]] pleasure quarters of [[Yokohama]] and soon spreads to other parts of the city.([[Butaya fire]]) |
− | **12/5 [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa Shogun. | + | * 1866/10/30 The withdrawal of all shogunate and domain troops deployed for the Second Chôshû Expedition is completed. |
| + | * Keiô 2/12 (Jan, 1867) [[Fukuzawa Yukichi|Fukuzawa Yukichi's]] "''[[Seiyo Jijo|Seiyô Jijô]]''" is published, and very quickly sells 150,000 copies. |
| + | * Keiô 2/12/5 (10 Jan, 1867) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa [[Shogun]]. |
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| ==Other Events of 1866== | | ==Other Events of 1866== |
| + | *Nine Christian missionaries who entered [[Joseon|Korea]] illegally are executed; in response, three French warships land troops, who make their way almost to [[Seoul]] before being turned back. The French seize a large collection of ''[[uigwe]]'' (royal records) and bring these back to France. |
| + | *[[King Gojong]] of Korea marries the daughter of Min Chirok, who then becomes known as [[Empress Myeongseong]]. |
| + | *The Korean Court orders the seizure and destruction of an American ship, the ''[[General Sherman]]''; the US launches a punitive mission in [[1871]] which is repulsed. |
| + | *The ''[[Rover]]'', an American ship, is shipwrecked in Taiwan and 14 of its crew are killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]]; the Chinese government takes no action; a US warship is sent to determine the responsible parties but is unsuccessful. |
| + | *The [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]]. |
| + | *[[Eugene Van Reed]], an American businessman already active in Japan, is named consul general to Japan from the Hawaiian Kingdom. |
| *The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down. | | *The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down. |
− | *[[Zhao Xin]] leads the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], undertaken for the investiture of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]. | + | *[[Zhao Xin]] leads the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], undertaken for the [[investiture]] of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| * 1866/4/26 [[Matsumae Takahiro]] dies. | | * 1866/4/26 [[Matsumae Takahiro]] dies. |
− | * 1866/7/20 Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] dies in [[Osaka castle]]. | + | * 1866/8/11 Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] dies in [[Osaka castle]]. |
| * 1866/12/25 [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] dies. | | * 1866/12/25 [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] dies. |
| *[[Ichikawa Kodanji IV]] dies (b. [[1812]]). | | *[[Ichikawa Kodanji IV]] dies (b. [[1812]]). |
| + | *Painter [[Kamisaka Sekka]] is born (d. 1942). |
| + | *[[Kume Keiichiro|Kume Keiichirô]] is born (d. 1934). |
| *Painter [[Kuroda Seiki]] is born (d. 1924). | | *Painter [[Kuroda Seiki]] is born (d. 1924). |
| *[[Philipp Franz von Siebold]] dies (b. [[1796]]). | | *[[Philipp Franz von Siebold]] dies (b. [[1796]]). |
| + | *[[Sun Yat-Sen]] is born (d. 1925). |
| *Painter [[Terasaki Kogyo|Terasaki Kôgyô]] is born (d. 1919). | | *Painter [[Terasaki Kogyo|Terasaki Kôgyô]] is born (d. 1919). |
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