Meiji 14 (明治十四年)
Timeline of 1881
- 1881/1/5 Japanese ambassador to China Shishidô Tamaki informs the Chinese government that he considers the dispute over sovereignty over the Ryûkyû Islands to be settled.
- 1881/1/20 Shishidô departs Peking.
Other Events of 1881
- The territory formerly defining Obama han, previously a part of Shiga prefecture, is absorbed into Fukui prefecture.
- The ni-no-maru of Kanazawa castle is destroyed by fire.
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