1863
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Timeline of 1863
- 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized.
- 1863/3
- 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the Mibu Rôshigumi
- 3/25 Assassination of Tonouchi Yoshio
- 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka.
- 1863/8
- 8/12 Serizawa Kamo burns down Yamatoya.
- 8/18 Political change on August 18. The Mibu Rôshigumi is renamed the Shinsengumi.
- 1863/9
- 9/13 Niimi Nishiki commits seppuku.
- 9/18 Assassination of Serizawa Kamo.
- 9/26 Assassination of spies from Choshu.
- 12/27 Noguchi Kenji commits seppuku.
Other Events of 1863
- Bombardment of Kagoshima - Kagoshima, capital of Satsuma han, is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the Namamugi Incident of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai.
- The Nishinomaru of Edo castle burns down.
- King Shô Tai of Ryûkyû orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma.
- Saitô Hajime joins the Mibu Rôshigumi.
Births and Deaths of 1863
- Abiru Eisaburô dies of illness in Kyoto.
- Kiyokawa Hachirô is assassinated in Edo.
- Tonouchi Yoshio is assassinated.
- Niimi Nishiki commits seppuku.
- Serizawa Kamo is assassinated.
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