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==Other Events of 1866== | ==Other Events of 1866== | ||
| + | *The ''[[Rover]]'', an American ship, is shipwrecked in Taiwan and 14 of its crew are killed by aborigines; the Chinese government takes no action; a US warship is sent to determine the responsible parties but is unsuccessful. | ||
*The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down. | *The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down. | ||
*[[Zhao Xin]] leads the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], undertaken for the investiture of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]. | *[[Zhao Xin]] leads the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], undertaken for the investiture of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 18 December 2011
Keiô 2 (慶応二年)
Timeline of 1866
- 1866/1/21 Saigô Takamori and Katsura Kogorô meet at the Satsuma han residence in Kyoto. The intermediary was Sakamoto Ryôma.
- 1866/4/17 The Bakufu allows merchants and students to go overseas.
- 1866/5/13 Edo Treaty
- 1866/6
- 6/7 The second Chôshû expedition.
- 6 The farmers in Musashi province riot over the rising price of rice.(Bushû ikki)
- 1866/10/26 A fire breaks out in the Miyozaki pleasure quarters of Yokohama and soon spreads to other parts of the city.
- 1866/12 Fukuzawa Yukichi's "Seiyo Jijo" is published.
- 12/5 Tokugawa Yoshinobu becomes the 15th Tokugawa Shogun.
Other Events of 1866
- The Rover, an American ship, is shipwrecked in Taiwan and 14 of its crew are killed by aborigines; the Chinese government takes no action; a US warship is sent to determine the responsible parties but is unsuccessful.
- The Yoshiwara burns down.
- Zhao Xin leads the last Chinese investiture mission to Ryûkyû, undertaken for the investiture of King Shô Tai.
Births and Deaths
- 1866/4/26 Matsumae Takahiro dies.
- 1866/7/20 Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi dies in Osaka castle.
- 1866/12/25 Emperor Kômei dies.
- Ichikawa Kodanji IV dies (b. 1812).
- Painter Kuroda Seiki is born (d. 1924).
- Philipp Franz von Siebold dies (b. 1796).
- Painter Terasaki Kôgyô is born (d. 1919).
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