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==Other Events of 1879==

==Other Events of 1879==

*[[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] dissolved and annexed into Japan as Okinawa Prefecture. King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] is granted the title of Marquis, assimilated into the new Japanese [[kazoku|peerage]], and removed to [[Tokyo]].

*The [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] is dissolved and fully annexed into Japan as [[Okinawa Prefecture]]. King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] is granted the title of Marquis, assimilated into the new Japanese [[kazoku|peerage]], and removed to [[Tokyo]]. [[Nabeshima Naoyoshi]] becomes the first Governor of the prefecture.

===Births and Deaths of 1879===

===Births and Deaths of 1879===