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* 1866/5/13 [[Edo Treaty]]
* 1866/5/13 [[Edo Treaty]]
* 1866/6
* 1866/6
**6/7 The second [[Chôshû expedition]].
**6/7 The [[Second Choshu Expedition|second Chôshû expedition]].
**6 The farmers in [[Musashi province]] riot over the rising price of rice.([[Bushu Ikki|Bushû ikki]])
**6 The farmers in [[Musashi province]] riot over the rising price of rice.([[Bushu Ikki|Bushû ikki]])
* 1866/9 [[Harry Parkes]] demands [[Bakufu]] to build 8 lighthouses instead of compensation.
* 1866/9 [[Harry Parkes]] demands [[Bakufu]] to build 8 lighthouses instead of compensation.
* 1866/10/26 A fire breaks out in the [[Miyozaki]] pleasure quarters of [[Yokohama]] and soon spreads to other parts of the city.([[Butaya fire]])
* 1866/10/26 A fire breaks out in the [[Miyozaki]] pleasure quarters of [[Yokohama]] and soon spreads to other parts of the city.([[Butaya fire]])
* 1866/10/30 The withdrawal of all shogunate and domain troops deployed for the Second Chôshû Expedition is completed.
* Keiô 2/12 (Jan, 1867) [[Fukuzawa Yukichi|Fukuzawa Yukichi's]] "''[[Seiyo Jijo|Seiyô Jijô]]''" is published, and very quickly sells 150,000 copies.
* Keiô 2/12 (Jan, 1867) [[Fukuzawa Yukichi|Fukuzawa Yukichi's]] "''[[Seiyo Jijo|Seiyô Jijô]]''" is published, and very quickly sells 150,000 copies.
* Keiô 2/12/5 (10 Jan, 1867) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa [[Shogun]].
* Keiô 2/12/5 (10 Jan, 1867) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa [[Shogun]].
*[[King Gojong]] of Korea marries the daughter of Min Chirok, who then becomes known as [[Empress Myeongseong]].
*[[King Gojong]] of Korea marries the daughter of Min Chirok, who then becomes known as [[Empress Myeongseong]].
*The Korean Court orders the seizure and destruction of an American ship, the ''[[General Sherman]]''; the US launches a punitive mission in [[1871]] which is repulsed.
*The Korean Court orders the seizure and destruction of an American ship, the ''[[General Sherman]]''; the US launches a punitive mission in [[1871]] which is repulsed.
*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 ''[[Rover]]'', an American ship, is shipwrecked in Taiwan and 14 of its crew are killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]]; the Chinese government takes no action; a US warship is sent to determine the responsible parties but is unsuccessful.
*The [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]].
*The [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]].
*[[Eugene Van Reed]], an American businessman already active in Japan, is named consul general to Japan from the Hawaiian Kingdom.
*[[Eugene Van Reed]], an American businessman already active in Japan, is named consul general to Japan from the Hawaiian Kingdom.