1871

Meiji 4 (明治四年)

Timeline of 1871

Police force formed.
Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.
Taiwan Incident of 1871 - a tribute ship from the Miyako Islands bound for Okinawa is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
The hinin, eta, and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
The brothels of Fukagawa and Shin-Shimabara are forced to move into the Yoshiwara.

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