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*1873/2/7 An edict is issued explaining that killing in the name of revenge is illegal and that only the government reserves the right to punish murderers (i.e. to exact justice).
*1873/2/7 An edict is issued explaining that killing in the name of revenge is illegal and that only the government reserves the right to punish murderers (i.e. to exact justice).
*1873/3/3 A group of Ryukyuan officials led by Prince [[Ie Chochoku|Ie Chôchoku]] arrive back in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] after being informed in Tokyo of the [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition of their kingdom]].
*1873/3/3 A group of Ryukyuan officials led by Prince [[Ie Chochoku|Ie Chôchoku]] arrive back in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] after being informed in Tokyo of the [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition of their kingdom]].
*1873/3/8 Four Japanese seafarers from [[Oda Prefecture]] (modern-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]) are robbed and nearly killed by Taiwanese aborigines. They are rescued by an aborigine chief and return to Japan via [[Shanghai]]; official thanks are sent by the [[Meiji government]] for their safe return.
*1873/3/8 Four Japanese seafarers from [[Oda Prefecture]] (modern-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]) are robbed and nearly killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]]. They are rescued by an aborigine chief and return to Japan via [[Shanghai]]; official thanks are sent by the [[Meiji government]] for their safe return.
*1873/5/5 [[Edo castle]] is destroyed in a fire; the Emperor and Empress take up residence at the [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]] of the [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]], which is then designated the [[Kishu Tokugawa Edo mansion|Akasaka Temporary Palace]].
*1873/5/5 [[Edo castle]] is destroyed in a fire; the Emperor and Empress take up residence at the [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]] of the [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]], which is then designated the [[Kishu Tokugawa Edo mansion|Akasaka Temporary Palace]].
*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.
*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.
*[[Muslim rebellions]] in southwest China, ongoing since [[1855]], are suppressed.
*[[Muslim rebellions]] in southwest China, ongoing since [[1855]], are suppressed.
*[[Okazaki castle]] is demolished.
*[[Okazaki castle]] is demolished.
*The German ship ''Robertson'' is castaway near [[Miyako Island]].
*[[Samurai]] are permitted to commute their stipends into twenty-year bonds.
*[[Samurai]] are permitted to commute their stipends into twenty-year bonds.
*[[Seikanron]]: the leaders of the [[Government of Meiji Japan|Imperial government]] are divided over the issue of invading [[Korea]]. [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], along with a number of others opposed to the final decision to not invade, resign from their positions in the government.
*[[Seikanron]]: the leaders of the [[Government of Meiji Japan|Imperial government]] are divided over the issue of invading [[Korea]]. [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], along with a number of others opposed to the final decision to not invade, resign from their positions in the government.
*[[Takatori castle]] is torn down.
*[[Takatori castle]] is torn down.
*[[Usuki castle]] is torn down.
*[[Usuki castle]] is torn down.
*Japan exhibits at the [[1873 Vienna Exposition]]. This is the first time the [[Meiji government]] participates in a World's Fair.
*Japan exhibits at the [[1873 Vienna World's Fair]]. This is the first time the [[Meiji government]] participates in a World's Fair.
**The term ''bijutsu'' (fine arts) is first adopted and used.
**The term ''bijutsu'' (fine arts) is first adopted and used.
*[[Yokosuka castle]] is torn down.
*[[Yokosuka castle]] is torn down.
*[[Shimomura Kanzan]] is born (d. 1930).
*[[Shimomura Kanzan]] is born (d. 1930).
*Prince [[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]] (d. 1945) is born.
*Prince [[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]] (d. 1945) is born.