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== Timeline of 1869 ==
== Timeline of 1869 ==
*Meiji 1/12/28 (Feb 9 1869) [[Ichijo Haruko|Ichijô Haruko]] formally [[judai|enters]] the Imperial Court as primary imperial consort (''nyôgo'') to the [[Meiji Emperor]].
*1869/1
*1869/1
**1/5 Assassination of [[Yokoi Shonan]]
**1/5 Assassination of [[Yokoi Shonan]]
**2/5 The government encourages to set elementary schools to all regions.
**2/5 The government encourages to set elementary schools to all regions.
**2/8 The newspaper regulations ban criticism against the government.
**2/8 The newspaper regulations ban criticism against the government.
*1869/3/13 The [[Dajokan|Dajôkan]] (Council of State) declares the unity of government and rites (''[[saisei icchi]]'').
*1869/2-3 (April) [[Charles de Long]] becomes US minister to Japan.
*1869/2-3 (April) The [[Dajokan|Dajôkan]] (Grand Council of State) is officially relocated from Kyoto to Tokyo.
*1869/2/29-3/28 The Meiji Emperor makes his second grand Imperial Progress from Kyoto to Tokyo, accompanied by an entourage of 3,500 men.
*1869/3/13 The Dajôkan declares the unity of government and rites (''[[saisei icchi]]'').
*1869/3/28 The Meiji Emperor takes up residence in [[Edo castle]], which has already been renamed the Imperial Palace (''kôkyo'').
*1869/5/18 [[Enomoto Takeaki]] surrenders. (End of the [[Boshin War]])
*1869/5/18 [[Enomoto Takeaki]] surrenders. (End of the [[Boshin War]])
*1869/6
*1869/6
**6 Peerage reforms create a new noble hierarchy, including the creation of the ''[[kazoku]]'' aristocracy.
**6 The [[Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony]] in El Dorado County, California, is established. It is the only site outside Japan to be settled by samurai.
**6 The [[Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony]] in El Dorado County, California, is established. It is the only site outside Japan to be settled by samurai.
**6/17 The return of domain lands to the state. ([[Hanseki Hokan]])
**6/17 The return of domain lands to the state. ([[Hanseki Hokan]])
*1869/10/12 Farmers riot in Toyama.
*1869/10/12 Farmers riot in Toyama.
*1869/12
*1869/12
**12 - Ueno Keisuke and Miwa Hochi arrive in [[Hawaii]] to address the ''[[Gannenmono]]'' issue.
**12/14 Farmers riots in Ogaki, Owari.
**12/14 Farmers riots in Ogaki, Owari.
**12/25 The first telegraphic communication lines between Tokyo and Yokohama.
**12/25 The first telegraphic communication lines between Tokyo and Yokohama.
==Other Events of 1869==
==Other Events of 1869==
*The first [[Japanese music|brass band]] in Japan is formed in [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]].
*The [[Hokkaido Development Office]] is established.
*The [[Hokkaido Development Office]] is established.
*The ports of [[Niigata]] and [[Osaka]] are opened as [[treaty ports]].
*[[Tokushima castle]] is torn down.
*[[Tokushima castle]] is torn down.
*The Imperial capital is moved to [[Edo]], which is renamed [[Tokyo]].
*[[Prince Alfred]], Duke of Edinburgh, second son of [[Queen Victoria]], is the first British royal to visit Japan.
*The Suez Canal opens.
*[[Y. Tsuchida]] becomes the first to manufacture cigarettes in Japan, but they do not catch on.
*[[Y. Tsuchida]] becomes the first to manufacture cigarettes in Japan, but they do not catch on.
*[[Kuhara Fusanosuke]], politician and founder of Hitachi, is born (d. 1965).
*[[Kuhara Fusanosuke]], politician and founder of Hitachi, is born (d. 1965).
*Painter [[Okakura Shusui|Okakura Shûsui]]<!--岡倉秋水--> is born (d. 1950).
*Painter [[Okakura Shusui|Okakura Shûsui]]<!--岡倉秋水--> is born (d. 1950).
*[[Utagawa Hiroshige II]] dies (b. [[1829]]).
*''[[Bunraku]]'' puppeteer [[Yoshida Bungoro|Yoshida Bungorô]] is born (d. 1962).
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