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| *1871/5/10 [[The New Currency Act]]. | | *1871/5/10 [[The New Currency Act]]. |
| *1871/5/14 The government promulgates a decree establishing a new shrine ranking system, abolishing hereditary priesthood, and stating that [[Shinto shrines]] are non-religious sites of reverence for the State<!--国家の宗祀-->. | | *1871/5/14 The government promulgates a decree establishing a new shrine ranking system, abolishing hereditary priesthood, and stating that [[Shinto shrines]] are non-religious sites of reverence for the State<!--国家の宗祀-->. |
| + | *1871/7/15 Celebrations are held for the 60th birthday of [[Maeda Nariyasu]], lord of [[Kaga han]]. |
| *1871/8/29 [[Abolition of the han]] | | *1871/8/29 [[Abolition of the han]] |
| *1871/11 [[Emperor Meiji]] is photographed for the first time, during an imperial visit to the Yokosuka Naval Yard. | | *1871/11 [[Emperor Meiji]] is photographed for the first time, during an imperial visit to the Yokosuka Naval Yard. |
| + | *1871/11/17 ''[[Daijosai|Daijôsai]]'' accession ceremonies are held for the Meiji Emperor in Tokyo. |
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| ==Other Events of 1871== | | ==Other Events of 1871== |
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| *[[Theodore Duret]] and [[Henri Cernuschi]] travel to Japan and China. | | *[[Theodore Duret]] and [[Henri Cernuschi]] travel to Japan and China. |
| *[[Edo castle]] is officially renamed the Imperial Palace. | | *[[Edo castle]] is officially renamed the Imperial Palace. |
− | *The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished. | + | *The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished, as all commoners/peasants are made ''heimin''. |
| + | *The special status of ''[[honjin]]'' is abolished. |
| *The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States. | | *The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States. |
| *The First [[Kyoto Exposition]]<!--京都博覧会--> is held at the ''[[shoin]]'' complex of [[Nishi Honganji]]. It is the first "modern" exposition (''[[hakurankai]]'') to be held in Japan. | | *The First [[Kyoto Exposition]]<!--京都博覧会--> is held at the ''[[shoin]]'' complex of [[Nishi Honganji]]. It is the first "modern" exposition (''[[hakurankai]]'') to be held in Japan. |
| *[[Maebashi castle]] is torn down. | | *[[Maebashi castle]] is torn down. |
| + | *[[Algernon Mitford|Algernon Mitford's]] ''[[Tales of Old Japan]]'', the first commercial publication of an English translation of Japanese literature, is published. |
| *[[Naegi castle]] is torn down. | | *[[Naegi castle]] is torn down. |
| + | *[[Nakamura Masanao]] publishes a Japanese translation of Samuel Smiles' ''Self-Help'' under the title ''Saigoku risshihen''. |
| *Police force formed. | | *Police force formed. |
− | *The shogunate school [[Shoheizaka gakumonjo|Shôhei-kô]] is closed. | + | *The shogunate school [[Yushima Seido|Shôhei-kô]] is closed. |
| *[[Sino-Japanese Friendship Treaty|Sino-Japanese commercial treaty]] is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other. | | *[[Sino-Japanese Friendship Treaty|Sino-Japanese commercial treaty]] is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other. |
| *The wearing of swords by [[samurai]] is declared optional. | | *The wearing of swords by [[samurai]] is declared optional. |
− | *[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound home from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines. | + | *[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound home from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]]. |
− | *Treaty of Commerce and Friendship is signed between Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]]. | + | *[[Treaty of Commerce and Friendship (Japan-Hawaii)|Treaty of Commerce and Friendship]] is signed between Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]]. |
| + | *Five US warships move against [[Joseon|Korea]], seeking reparations for an American ship destroyed by the Korean Court in [[1866]], but are ultimately driven off by Korean forces. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |