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==Timeline of 1863==
 
==Timeline of 1863==
  
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* 1863/2 The British legation in [[Yokohama]] demands reparations, and a formal apology from the shogunate and [[Satsuma han]] for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai, as well as demanding that those guilty be punished.
 
* 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized.
 
* 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized.
 
* 1863/3
 
* 1863/3
 
** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi''
 
** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi''
 
** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]]
 
** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]]
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* 1863/5 The shogunate submits a formal apology, and pays 100,000 pounds sterling in reparations for the Namamugi Incident.
 
* 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka.
 
* 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka.
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* 1863/7 [[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the Namamugi Incident, and Satsuma's refusal to pay reparations.
 
* 1863/8
 
* 1863/8
 
** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya.
 
** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya.
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==Other Events of 1863==
 
==Other Events of 1863==
 
*Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan.
 
*Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan.
*[[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai.
 
 
*The Nishinomaru of [[Edo castle]] burns down.
 
*The Nishinomaru of [[Edo castle]] burns down.
 
*King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma.
 
*King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma.

Revision as of 03:12, 28 May 2010

Bunkyû 3 (文久三年)

Timeline of 1863

  • 1863/2 The British legation in Yokohama demands reparations, and a formal apology from the shogunate and Satsuma han for the Namamugi Incident of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai, as well as demanding that those guilty be punished.
  • 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized.
  • 1863/3
    • 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the Mibu Rôshigumi
    • 3/25 Assassination of Tonouchi Yoshio
  • 1863/5 The shogunate submits a formal apology, and pays 100,000 pounds sterling in reparations for the Namamugi Incident.
  • 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka.
  • 1863/7 Bombardment of Kagoshima - Kagoshima, capital of Satsuma han, is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the Namamugi Incident, and Satsuma's refusal to pay reparations.
  • 1863/8
    • 8/12 Serizawa Kamo burns down Yamatoya.
    • 8/18 Political change on August 18. The Mibu Rôshigumi is renamed the Shinsengumi.
  • 1863/9
    • 9/13 Niimi Nishiki commits seppuku.
    • 9/18 Assassination of Serizawa Kamo.
    • 9/26 Assassination of spies from Choshu.
    • 12/27 Noguchi Kenji commits seppuku.

Other Events of 1863

Births and Deaths of 1863

  • Abiru Eisaburô dies of illness in Kyoto.
  • Kiyokawa Hachirô is assassinated in Edo.
  • Tonouchi Yoshio is assassinated.
  • Niimi Nishiki commits seppuku.
  • Serizawa Kamo is assassinated.
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