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==Timeline of 1863==
==Timeline of 1863==
* 1863/2 The British legation in [[Yokohama]] demands reparations, and a formal apology from the shogunate and [[Satsuma han]] for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai, as well as demanding that those guilty be punished.
* 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized.
* 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized.
* 1863/3
* 1863/3
** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi''
** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi''
** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]]
** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]]
* 1863/5 The shogunate submits a formal apology, and pays 100,000 pounds sterling in reparations for the Namamugi Incident.
* 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka.
* 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka.
* 1863/7 [[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the Namamugi Incident, and Satsuma's refusal to pay reparations.
* 1863/8
* 1863/8
** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya.
** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya.
==Other Events of 1863==
==Other Events of 1863==
*Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan.
*Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan.
*The Nishinomaru of [[Edo castle]] burns down.
*The Nishinomaru of [[Edo castle]] burns down.
*King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma.
*King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma.