contributor
27,126
edits
Changes
→Other Events of 1899: - shuri
*[[Kutsuna Korejiro|Kutsuna Korejirô]] founds the [[Kawamata Silk Refining Company]].
*[[Kutsuna Korejiro|Kutsuna Korejirô]] founds the [[Kawamata Silk Refining Company]].
*The [[Okinawa Prefecture Land Reorganization Law]]<!--沖縄県土地整理法--> converts much communal land in Okinawa into private land, and replaces the complex system of taxes formerly paid in various forms (grain, etc.) by farmers to the Ryukyuan royal government with a single monetary land tax paid to the prefectural government.
*The [[Okinawa Prefecture Land Reorganization Law]]<!--沖縄県土地整理法--> converts much communal land in Okinawa into private land, and replaces the complex system of taxes formerly paid in various forms (grain, etc.) by farmers to the Ryukyuan royal government with a single monetary land tax paid to the prefectural government.
*[[Shuri]] Ward petitions the central government for ownership/control of the [[Shuri castle]] grounds so that the castle can be restored and maintained, and so that the grounds can be put to use as a public park. The petition is denied.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===