Timeline of 1866
(Keiô 2; 慶応二年)
- 1866/1/21 Saigo Takamori and Katsura Kogoro meet at Satsuma han residence in Kyoto. The intermediary was Sakamoto Ryoma.
- 1866/4/17 The Bakufu allows merchants and students to go overseas.
- 1866/5/13 Edo Treaty
- 1866/6
- 6/7 The second Choshu expedition.
- 6 The farmers in Musashi province rioted over the rising of price of rice.(Bushu Ikki)
- 1866/12
- 12/5 Tokugawa Yoshinobu becomes the 15th Tokugawa Shogun.
- 12 Fukuzawa Yukichi's "Seiyo Jijo" is published.
Births and Deaths of 1866
- 1866/7/20 Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi dies in Osaka castle.
- 1866/12/25 Empror Komei dies.
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