*1862/8/21 [[Namamugi Incident]] - An Englishman is killed in Yokohama by a number of samurai of [[Satsuma han]].
*1862/8/21 [[Namamugi Incident]] - An Englishman is killed in Yokohama by a number of samurai of [[Satsuma han]].
*1862/int.8 [[Matsudaira Katamori]] is named ''[[Kyoto Shugo Shoku]]''.
*1862/int.8 [[Matsudaira Katamori]] is named ''[[Kyoto Shugo Shoku]]''.
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*1862/10 [[Gustave Duchesne de Bellecourt]], French minister in Edo, sends a warship to Ryûkyû to inquire whether the kingdom would still recognize the [[1855]] [[Treaty of Amity (France-Ryukyu)|Treaty of Amity]] signed between the two countries, despite recent tensions and the change in [[Satsuma han]] leadership. Ryûkyû officials say they will.
*1862/11 An Imperial court council decides to "[[joi|expel the barbarians]]" (Westerners).
*1862/11 An Imperial court council decides to "[[joi|expel the barbarians]]" (Westerners).