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*1872/4/24 Deputy [[Finance Minister]] [[Inoue Kaoru]] suggests ending [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû's]] [[tribute|tributary relations]] with China and incorporating Ryûkyû into Japan. The [[Minister of the Left]] opposes this suggestion, arguing that Ryûkyû should remain subordinate and not be made a ''[[han]]'' or otherwise counted as ''naichi'', and further that since the Ryukyuans are ethnically not Japanese, the Ryukyuan king and royal family should not be made ''[[kazoku]]'' (Japanese aristocracy).
*1872/4/24 Deputy [[Finance Minister]] [[Inoue Kaoru]] suggests ending [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû's]] [[tribute|tributary relations]] with China and incorporating Ryûkyû into Japan. The [[Minister of the Left]] opposes this suggestion, arguing that Ryûkyû should remain subordinate and not be made a ''[[han]]'' or otherwise counted as ''naichi'', and further that since the Ryukyuans are ethnically not Japanese, the Ryukyuan king and royal family should not be made ''[[kazoku]]'' (Japanese aristocracy).
*1872/5 Officials from Tokyo meet with Ryukyuan officials to discuss economic matters, including the end of the minting of Okinawan coinage (which had been minted in Satsuma up until that point).
*1872/5 Officials from Tokyo meet with Ryukyuan officials to discuss economic matters, including the end of the minting of Okinawan coinage (which had been minted in Satsuma up until that point).
*1872/6 The Meiji government requests, via the authorities in [[Kagoshima prefecture]], that the Ryûkyû Kingdom is ordered to send messengers to officially congratulate the [[Emperor Meiji|Meiji Emperor]] on the success of the [[Meiji Restoration]].
*1872/6 The Meiji government requests, via the authorities in [[Kagoshima prefecture]], that the Ryûkyû Kingdom is ordered to send messengers to officially congratulate the [[Emperor Meiji|Meiji Emperor]] on the success of the [[Meiji Restoration]].
*1872/8/1 [[Prince Ie]] and [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]], leading a mission to Tokyo, arrive at [[Shinagawa]].
*1872/8/1 [[Prince Ie]] and [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]], leading a mission to Tokyo, arrive at [[Shinagawa]].
*[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] becomes a chamberlain to [[Emperor Meiji]].
*[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] becomes a chamberlain to [[Emperor Meiji]].
*[[Yanagawa castle]] burns down.
*[[Yanagawa castle]] burns down.
*The first railroad stations and lines are opened, connecting [[Yokohama]] (today, [[Sakuragicho Station|Sakuragichô Station]]) with [[Shinagawa Station|Shinagawa]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Mercator Cooper]] dies (b. [[1803]]).
*[[Mercator Cooper]] dies (b. [[1803]]).