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*1879/1/26 Matsuda presents to [[Nakijin Chofu|Prince Nakijin]] a missive from the [[Prime Minister]] reproaching Ryûkyû for breaking the prohibition imposed by Japan on sending diplomatic missions to China, and for obstructing the implementation of Japanese law enforcement and criminal administration in the islands.
*1879/1/26 Matsuda presents to [[Nakijin Chofu|Prince Nakijin]] a missive from the [[Prime Minister]] reproaching Ryûkyû for breaking the prohibition imposed by Japan on sending diplomatic missions to China, and for obstructing the implementation of Japanese law enforcement and criminal administration in the islands.
*1879/2 Peking urges Tokyo to not annex Ryûkyû as a prefecture.
*1879/2 Peking urges Tokyo to not annex Ryûkyû as a prefecture.
*1879/3/date unclear Shô Tai vacates Shuri castle, taking up residence at [[Nakagusuku udun]].
*1879/3/3 [[Kinashi Seiichiro|Kinashi Seiichirô]] is named Acting Governor of the not yet established [[Okinawa Prefecture]].
*1879/3/3 [[Kinashi Seiichiro|Kinashi Seiichirô]] is named Acting Governor of the not yet established [[Okinawa Prefecture]].
*1879/3/8 Matsuda Michiyuki receives an official appointment to return once again to Ryûkyû.
*1879/3/8 Matsuda Michiyuki receives an official appointment to return once again to Ryûkyû.
*1879/3/25 Matsuda arrives at Naha, having picked up 400 [[Kumamoto Garrison]] soldiers at [[Kagoshima]].
*1879/3/25 Matsuda arrives at Naha, having picked up 400 [[Kumamoto Garrison]] soldiers at [[Kagoshima]].
*1879/3/27 Matsuda Michiyuki presents to Prince Nakijin the official order from Tokyo dissolving the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], and annexing its territory into Japan as Okinawa Prefecture. King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] is to be granted the title of Marquis, assimilated into the new Japanese [[kazoku|peerage]], and removed to [[Tokyo]]. Shô Tai is given until March 31 to vacate the castle.
*1879/3/27 Matsuda Michiyuki presents to Prince Nakijin the official order from Tokyo dissolving the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], and annexing its territory into Japan as Okinawa Prefecture. King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] is to be granted the title of Marquis, assimilated into the new Japanese [[kazoku|peerage]], and removed to [[Tokyo]]. Shô Tai is given until March 31 to vacate the castle.
*1879/3/30 Shô Tai departs [[Shuri Castle]], which is immediately occupied by members of the Kumamoto Garrison.
*1879/3/30 Shuri castle is occupied by members of the Kumamoto Garrison.
*1879/4 [[Shishido Tamaki]]<!--宍戸璣--> takes up his post as Japanese ambassador to China.
*1879/4 [[Shishido Tamaki]]<!--宍戸璣--> takes up his post as Japanese ambassador to China.
*1879/4/13 [[Tominokoji Takanao|Tominokôji Takanao]] arrives in Naha on orders from the emperor, accompanied by thirty police officers. Tominokôji meets with the king in his sickbed, inquiring as to his health and urging the king to leave for Tokyo; the ship ''[[Meiji-maru]]'' is to be provided for this purpose.
*1879/4/14 Matsuda urges court officials to persuade the king to agree to leave for Tokyo. Matsuda refuses any postponement or delay.
*1879/4/15 The king's younger brother [[Sho Hitsu|Shô Hitsu]], along with more than 20 court officials, beg that the king's journey to Tokyo be postponed for four or five months on account of his illness, and offer that a royal prince might go in his place, as a hostage. Matsuda refuses.
*1879/4/16 Roughly 150 court officials ask that the king's departure for Tokyo be postponed by ninety days. Matsuda refuses, and indicates the king's departure is to be scheduled for the 18th.
*1879/4/17 Court officials convince Matsuda to delay the king's departure so that the king has an opportunity to speak to the people of the former kingdom, to reassure them and to admonish them to continue orderly life despite the political changes.
*1879/4/19 Crown Prince [[Sho Ten|Shô Ten]] leaves for Tokyo aboard the ''Meiji-maru'' alongside imperial envoy Tominokôji Takanao.
*1879/5/1 The ''Meiji-maru'' reaches port at [[Yokohama]].
*1879/5/5 The Meiji Emperor grants an audience to Crown Prince Shô Ten and five members of his entourage. The prince presents gifts to the emperor and empress and requests that his father's journey to Tokyo be postponed. The emperor rejects the request.
*1879/5/18 [[Nabeshima Naoyoshi]] arrives in Okinawa and becomes the first Governor of the prefecture.
*1879/5/18 [[Nabeshima Naoyoshi]] arrives in Okinawa and becomes the first Governor of the prefecture.
*1879/5/27 Shô Tai departs Ryûkyû for Tokyo along with 96 courtiers.
*1879/5/27 Shô Tai departs Ryûkyû for Tokyo along with 96 courtiers.