1878
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Meiji 11 (明治十一年)
Timeline of 1878
- 1878/10 Peking protests Tokyo's attempts to end the tributary relationship between China and Ryûkyû.
Other Events of 1878
- Mutsu Munemitsu is imprisoned for aiding in the Satsuma Rebellion; he is freed in 1883.
- Shô Ten, Crown Prince of Ryûkyû, has his coming of age ceremony and is married.
- US Consulate in Hakodate is closed.
- Japan exhibits at the 1878 Paris World's Fair.
Births and Deaths
- Kaburagi Kiyokata is born (d. 1972).
- Okubo Toshimichi dies (b. 1830).
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