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== Timeline of 1866 ==
 
== Timeline of 1866 ==
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* 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]].
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* 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
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**6/7 The second [[Choshu han|Chôshû]] expedition.
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**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]])
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* 1866/12 [[Fukuzawa Yukichi|Fukuzawa Yukichi's]] "Seiyo Jijo" is published.
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* 1866/9 [[Harry Parkes]] demands [[Bakufu]] to build 8 lighthouses instead of compensation.
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**12/5 [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa Shogun.
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* 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]])
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* 1866/10/30 The withdrawal of all shogunate and domain troops deployed for the Second Chôshû Expedition is completed.
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* Keiô 2/12 (Jan, 1867) [[Fukuzawa Yukichi|Fukuzawa Yukichi's]] "''[[Seiyo Jijo|Seiyô Jijô]]''" is published, and very quickly sells 150,000 copies.
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* Keiô 2/12/5 (10 Jan, 1867) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa [[Shogun]].
  
 
==Other Events of 1866==
 
==Other Events of 1866==
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*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.
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*[[King Gojong]] of Korea marries the daughter of Min Chirok, who then becomes known as [[Empress Myeongseong]].
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*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.
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*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.
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*The [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]].
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*[[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.
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*[[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]].
  
 
===Births and Deaths===
 
===Births and Deaths===
 
* 1866/4/26 [[Matsumae Takahiro]] dies.
 
* 1866/4/26 [[Matsumae Takahiro]] dies.
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* 1866/7/20 Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] dies in [[Osaka castle]].
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* 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.
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*[[Ichikawa Kodanji IV]] dies (b. [[1812]]).
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*Painter [[Kamisaka Sekka]] is born (d. 1942).
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*[[Kume Keiichiro|Kume Keiichirô]] is born (d. 1934).
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*Painter [[Kuroda Seiki]] is born (d. 1924).
 
*[[Philipp Franz von Siebold]] dies (b. [[1796]]).
 
*[[Philipp Franz von Siebold]] dies (b. [[1796]]).
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*[[Sun Yat-Sen]] is born (d. 1925).
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*Painter [[Terasaki Kogyo|Terasaki Kôgyô]] is born (d. 1919).
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 17 July 2022

Keiô 2 (慶応二年)

Timeline of 1866

Other Events of 1866

  • Nine Christian missionaries who entered 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-Chô Alliance is formed between Satsuma and 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.
  • Zhao Xin leads the last Chinese investiture mission to Ryûkyû, undertaken for the investiture of King Shô Tai.

Births and Deaths


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