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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
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* 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''
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* 1863/3/5 Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi arrives in Kyoto.
** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]]
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* 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.
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* 1863/3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]]
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* 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.
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** 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
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* 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.
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* 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.
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*The Nishinomaru, Honmaru, and Ninomaru of [[Edo castle]] are destroyed in a series of fires. The Honmaru Palace is never rebuilt.
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*[[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.
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* 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]]).
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* 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).

Latest revision as of 23:57, 26 January 2018

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.
  • 1863/2/13 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's journey to Kyoto in 1634.
  • 1863/3/5 Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi arrives in Kyoto.
  • 1863/3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the Mibu Rôshigumi
  • 1863/3/25 Assassination of Tonouchi Yoshio
  • 1863/5/10 Emperor Kômei issues an imperial order that all foreigners be expelled.
  • 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 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.
    • 9/18 Assassination of Serizawa Kamo.
    • 9/26 Assassination of spies from Choshu.
  • 1863/12/27 Noguchi Kenji commits seppuku.

Other Events of 1863

Births and Deaths of 1863

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