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==Sakamoto Ryôma Timeline==
 
==Sakamoto Ryôma Timeline==
 
* [[1835]] Born on November 15 in Tosa as the second son into the [[Goshi|Gôshi]] (low ranking samurai) household of Sakamoto Hachihei Naotari  
 
* [[1835]] Born on November 15 in Tosa as the second son into the [[Goshi|Gôshi]] (low ranking samurai) household of Sakamoto Hachihei Naotari  
* [[1848]] Started studying swordsmanship at the local dojo and quickly became one of the dôjô’s most gifted students.
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* [[1848]] Started studying swordsmanship at the local dôjô and quickly became one of the dôjô’s most gifted students.
 
* [[1853]] Completed his training in swordsmanship and received his certificate
 
* [[1853]] Completed his training in swordsmanship and received his certificate
 
**Began advanced training in swordsmanship at the famed Chiba dôjô in [[Edo]].
 
**Began advanced training in swordsmanship at the famed Chiba dôjô in [[Edo]].
**Saw the U.S. Navy “black ships” under the command of Commodore Matthew Perry, rousing feelings of both curiosity and a strong anti-foreign zeal
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**Saw the U.S. Navy “black ships” under the command of Commodore [[Matthew Perry]], rousing feelings of both curiosity and a strong anti-foreign zeal
 
* [[1854]] Completed his training at the Chiba dôjô and returned to Tosa where he learned more about the West from scholar [[Kawada Shoryo]]
 
* [[1854]] Completed his training at the Chiba dôjô and returned to Tosa where he learned more about the West from scholar [[Kawada Shoryo]]
 
* [[1858]] Returned to Edo to receive his license in swordsmanship from the Chiba dojo
 
* [[1858]] Returned to Edo to receive his license in swordsmanship from the Chiba dojo
* [[1861]] Joined the Tosa Loyalist Party, led by longtime friend, [[Takechi Zuizan]] (Hanpeita), with the aim of expelling the foreigners and restoring power to the emperor  
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* [[1861]] Joined the [[Tosa han|Tosa]] Loyalist Party, led by longtime friend, [[Takechi Zuizan]] (Hanpeita), with the aim of expelling the foreigners and restoring power to the emperor  
 
* [[1862]] Fled Tosa without han permission to become a ronin in Edo to work with other loyalists to push their [[Sonno|Sonnô]] [[Joi|Jôi]] agenda
 
* [[1862]] Fled Tosa without han permission to become a ronin in Edo to work with other loyalists to push their [[Sonno|Sonnô]] [[Joi|Jôi]] agenda
 
** Sets out to assassinate [[Katsu Kaishu]], commissioner of the Tokugawa navy, due to his calls for opening up the country to foreign trade. Instead of killing him, Ryoma becomes one of Katsu’s disciples
 
** Sets out to assassinate [[Katsu Kaishu]], commissioner of the Tokugawa navy, due to his calls for opening up the country to foreign trade. Instead of killing him, Ryoma becomes one of Katsu’s disciples
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