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| *1873/1/1 (Jan 1) Gregorian calendar replaces the lunar calendar. | | *1873/1/1 (Jan 1) Gregorian calendar replaces the lunar calendar. |
| *1873/2/7 An edict is issued explaining that killing in the name of revenge is illegal and that only the government reserves the right to punish murderers (i.e. to exact justice). | | *1873/2/7 An edict is issued explaining that killing in the name of revenge is illegal and that only the government reserves the right to punish murderers (i.e. to exact justice). |
− | *1873/3/8 Four Japanese seafarers from [[Oda Prefecture]] (modern-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]) are robbed and nearly killed by Taiwanese aborigines. They are rescued by an aborigine chief and return to Japan via [[Shanghai]]; official thanks are sent by the [[Meiji government]] for their safe return. | + | *1873/3/3 A group of Ryukyuan officials led by Prince [[Ie Chochoku|Ie Chôchoku]] arrive back in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] after being informed in Tokyo of the [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition of their kingdom]]. |
| + | *1873/3/8 Four Japanese seafarers from [[Oda Prefecture]] (modern-day [[Okayama Prefecture]]) are robbed and nearly killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]]. They are rescued by an aborigine chief and return to Japan via [[Shanghai]]; official thanks are sent by the [[Meiji government]] for their safe return. |
| *1873/5/5 [[Edo castle]] is destroyed in a fire; the Emperor and Empress take up residence at the [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]] of the [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]], which is then designated the [[Kishu Tokugawa Edo mansion|Akasaka Temporary Palace]]. | | *1873/5/5 [[Edo castle]] is destroyed in a fire; the Emperor and Empress take up residence at the [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]] of the [[Kishu Tokugawa clan|Kishû Tokugawa clan]], which is then designated the [[Kishu Tokugawa Edo mansion|Akasaka Temporary Palace]]. |
| *1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing. | | *1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing. |
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| *[[Muslim rebellions]] in southwest China, ongoing since [[1855]], are suppressed. | | *[[Muslim rebellions]] in southwest China, ongoing since [[1855]], are suppressed. |
| *[[Okazaki castle]] is demolished. | | *[[Okazaki castle]] is demolished. |
| + | *The German ship ''Robertson'' is castaway near [[Miyako Island]]. |
| *[[Samurai]] are permitted to commute their stipends into twenty-year bonds. | | *[[Samurai]] are permitted to commute their stipends into twenty-year bonds. |
| *[[Seikanron]]: the leaders of the [[Government of Meiji Japan|Imperial government]] are divided over the issue of invading [[Korea]]. [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], along with a number of others opposed to the final decision to not invade, resign from their positions in the government. | | *[[Seikanron]]: the leaders of the [[Government of Meiji Japan|Imperial government]] are divided over the issue of invading [[Korea]]. [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], along with a number of others opposed to the final decision to not invade, resign from their positions in the government. |