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==Timeline of 1877== | ==Timeline of 1877== | ||
| + | *1877/1/24-7/30 The [[Meiji Emperor]] travels to Kyoto and Nara to pay respects at the mausolea of [[Emperor Komei|Emperors Kômei]] and [[Emperor Jimmu|Jimmu]]. | ||
| + | *1877/3 [[Kochi ueekata|Kôchi ueekata]] and several other Ryukyuan officials who snuck out of [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû]] the previous December arrive in [[Fuzhou]]. | ||
| + | *1877/5 [[Edward Sylvester Morse]] departs the US for Japan. | ||
| + | *1877/12 [[He Ruzhang]] arrives in Tokyo to serve as the new Resident Diplomatic Minister from China. | ||
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===[[Satsuma Rebellion]]=== | ===[[Satsuma Rebellion]]=== | ||
*1877/2/20 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] is declared a rebel by the [[Meiji government]]. | *1877/2/20 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] is declared a rebel by the [[Meiji government]]. | ||
| − | *1877/2/22 Saigô's army attempts to oust the Imperial garrison at [[Kumamoto castle]]. | + | *1877/2/22 Saigô's army of roughly 42,000 attempts to oust the Imperial garrison at [[Kumamoto castle]]. |
| − | *1877/ | + | *1877/3 Saigô's [[siege of Kumamoto castle]] is lifted. |
| − | *The rebels retreat to [[Kagoshima]] and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces. | + | *The rebels retreat to [[Kagoshima]] and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces, who have superior numbers and equipment, if not superior military ability. |
| + | *1877/9/24 [[Battle of Shiroyama]] - Saigô Takamori dies and the Rebellion ends. | ||
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==Other Events of 1877== | ==Other Events of 1877== | ||
| + | *[[Ainu]] lands are made the property of the State. | ||
| + | *[[Felice Beato]] sells his photography business in Japan to the Austrian photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried-Ratenicz and his German partner Hermann Andersen. | ||
| + | *[[Josiah Conder]] arrives in Japan, and starts the architecture division of the ''[[kobu gakko|Kôbu gakkô]]'' (Imperial College of Engineering). | ||
| + | *The [[Hokkaido Development Commission]] [[Botanical Garden & Museum|Provisional Sapporo Museum]] is established. | ||
| + | *The first [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] (''Naikoku Kangyô Hakurankai'') is held. | ||
| + | *The Meiji Emperor performs a [[Six Great Imperial Tours|formal tour]] of parts of eastern [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]]. A continuation of the tour into the [[Tokai region|Tôkai]] and [[Hokuriku region]]s is delayed until the following year on account of the Satsuma Rebellion. | ||
| + | *[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued. | ||
| + | *[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]]. | ||
| + | *Kumamoto castle is destroyed. | ||
| + | *Kyoto and Kobe are connected by rail. | ||
| + | *Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new Tokyo Imperial University. | ||
| + | *Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan. | ||
| + | *Edward Sylvester Morse leads the excavation of the [[Omori shellmound|Ômori shellmound]], the first formal modern archaeological excavation of a site in Japan. | ||
| + | *[[Muslim rebellions]] in northwest China, ongoing since [[1862]], are finally quelled. | ||
| + | *One hundred eight men and women from the Philippines are shipwrecked or castaway on [[Ishigaki Island]]. | ||
| + | *An official [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] Chinese embassy is established in Tokyo. | ||
| + | *[[Tanba Kameyama castle]] is torn down. | ||
*[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study. | *[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study. | ||
| + | *[[Tokyo Imperial University]] is established, with four faculties: a Faculty of Law, one of Medicine, one of Literature, and one of Physical Sciences. | ||
*[[Tottori castle]] is demolished. | *[[Tottori castle]] is demolished. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
| + | *1877/9/24 Saigô Takamori commits suicide. Numerous others also die in the battle of Shiroyama. | ||
| + | *1877/9/30 Former governor of [[Kagoshima prefecture]] [[Oyama Tsunayoshi|Ôyama Tsunayoshi]] is executed. | ||
*[[Enomoto Takeaki]] dies. | *[[Enomoto Takeaki]] dies. | ||
*[[Kazu-no-Miya]] dies. | *[[Kazu-no-Miya]] dies. | ||
*[[Kido Takayoshi]] dies. | *[[Kido Takayoshi]] dies. | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *Shijô school head Shiokawa Bunrin dies (b. [[1808]]). |
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Latest revision as of 05:59, 30 July 2020
Meiji 10 (明治十年)
Timeline of 1877
- 1877/1/24-7/30 The Meiji Emperor travels to Kyoto and Nara to pay respects at the mausolea of Emperors Kômei and Jimmu.
- 1877/3 Kôchi ueekata and several other Ryukyuan officials who snuck out of Ryûkyû the previous December arrive in Fuzhou.
- 1877/5 Edward Sylvester Morse departs the US for Japan.
- 1877/12 He Ruzhang arrives in Tokyo to serve as the new Resident Diplomatic Minister from China.
Satsuma Rebellion
- 1877/2/20 Saigô Takamori is declared a rebel by the Meiji government.
- 1877/2/22 Saigô's army of roughly 42,000 attempts to oust the Imperial garrison at Kumamoto castle.
- 1877/3 Saigô's siege of Kumamoto castle is lifted.
- The rebels retreat to Kagoshima and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces, who have superior numbers and equipment, if not superior military ability.
- 1877/9/24 Battle of Shiroyama - Saigô Takamori dies and the Rebellion ends.
Other Events of 1877
- Ainu lands are made the property of the State.
- Felice Beato sells his photography business in Japan to the Austrian photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried-Ratenicz and his German partner Hermann Andersen.
- Josiah Conder arrives in Japan, and starts the architecture division of the Kôbu gakkô (Imperial College of Engineering).
- The Hokkaido Development Commission Provisional Sapporo Museum is established.
- The first Domestic Industrial Exposition (Naikoku Kangyô Hakurankai) is held.
- The Meiji Emperor performs a formal tour of parts of eastern Tôhoku. A continuation of the tour into the Tôkai and Hokuriku regions is delayed until the following year on account of the Satsuma Rebellion.
- Nomura Fumio's Marumaru Chinbun is first issued.
- Kôno Bairei becomes head of the Shijô school upon the death of his master Shiokawa Bunrin.
- Kumamoto castle is destroyed.
- Kyoto and Kobe are connected by rail.
- Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new Tokyo Imperial University.
- Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan.
- Edward Sylvester Morse leads the excavation of the Ômori shellmound, the first formal modern archaeological excavation of a site in Japan.
- Muslim rebellions in northwest China, ongoing since 1862, are finally quelled.
- One hundred eight men and women from the Philippines are shipwrecked or castaway on Ishigaki Island.
- An official Qing Chinese embassy is established in Tokyo.
- Tanba Kameyama castle is torn down.
- Tokugawa Iesato leaves for England, for study.
- Tokyo Imperial University is established, with four faculties: a Faculty of Law, one of Medicine, one of Literature, and one of Physical Sciences.
- Tottori castle is demolished.
Births and Deaths
- 1877/9/24 Saigô Takamori commits suicide. Numerous others also die in the battle of Shiroyama.
- 1877/9/30 Former governor of Kagoshima prefecture Ôyama Tsunayoshi is executed.
- Enomoto Takeaki dies.
- Kazu-no-Miya dies.
- Kido Takayoshi dies.
- Shijô school head Shiokawa Bunrin dies (b. 1808).
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