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==Timeline of 1863==
==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 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
* 1863/2/13 [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] departs [[Edo castle]], bound for [[Kyoto]]. This is the first shogunal visit to the imperial capital in nearly 230 years, since [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Tokugawa Iemitsu's]] journey to Kyoto in [[1634]].
** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi''
* 1863/3/5 Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi arrives in Kyoto.
** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]]
* 1863/3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi''
* 1863/5 The shogunate submits a formal apology, and pays 100,000 pounds sterling in reparations for the Namamugi Incident.
* 1863/3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]]
* 1863/5/10 [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] issues an imperial order that all foreigners be [[joi|expelled]].
* 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka.
* 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.
* 1863/7 [[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.
** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya.
** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya.
** 8/18 Political change on August 18. The Mibu Rôshigumi is renamed the ''[[Shinsengumi]]''.
** 8/18 Political change on August 18. The Mibu Rôshigumi is renamed the ''[[Shinsengumi]]''.
* 1863/9
* 1863/9 Satsuma submits a formal apology to the British for the Namamugi Incident, and pays 100,000 [[Mexican silver dollars]] in reparations.
** 9/13 [[Niimi Nishiki]] commits seppuku.
** 9/13 [[Niimi Nishiki]] commits seppuku.
** 9/18 Assassination of Serizawa Kamo.
** 9/18 Assassination of Serizawa Kamo.
** 9/26 Assassination of spies from Choshu.
** 9/26 Assassination of spies from Choshu.
** 12/27 [[Noguchi Kenji]] commits seppuku.
* 1863/12/27 [[Noguchi Kenji]] commits seppuku.
==Other Events of 1863==
==Other Events of 1863==
*Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan.
*Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan.
*The Nishinomaru of [[Edo castle]] burns down.
*The Nishinomaru, Honmaru, and Ninomaru of [[Edo castle]] are destroyed in a series of fires. The Honmaru Palace is never rebuilt.
*[[King Gojong]] takes the throne in [[Joseon]].
*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.
*[[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] joins the Mibu Rôshigumi.
*[[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] joins the Mibu Rôshigumi.
===Births and Deaths of 1863===
===Births and Deaths of 1863===
* [[Abiru Eisaburo|Abiru Eisaburô]] dies of illness in Kyoto.
* [[Abiru Eisaburo|Abiru Eisaburô]] dies of illness in Kyoto.
* [[Aizawa Seishisai]] dies (b. [[1782]]).
* British diplomat [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin]] dies (b. [[1811]]).
* British diplomat [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin]] dies (b. [[1811]]).
* Painter [[Harada Naojiro|Harada Naojirô]] is born (d. [[1899]]).
* Painter [[Harada Naojiro|Harada Naojirô]] is born (d. [[1899]]).
* Women's rights activist [[Kishida Toshiko]] is born (d. [[1901]]).
* [[Kiyokawa Hachiro|Kiyokawa Hachirô]] is assassinated in Edo.
* [[Kiyokawa Hachiro|Kiyokawa Hachirô]] is assassinated in Edo.
* Artist [[Migita Toshihide]] is born (d. 1925).
* Artist [[Migita Toshihide]] is born (d. 1925).
* Serizawa Kamo is assassinated.
* Serizawa Kamo is assassinated.
* Geographer [[Shiga Shigetaka]] is born (d. 1927).
* Geographer [[Shiga Shigetaka]] is born (d. 1927).
* Historian [[Tokutomi Soho|Tokutomi Sohô]] is born (d. 1957).
* Tonouchi Yoshio is assassinated.
* Tonouchi Yoshio is assassinated.
