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==Timeline of 1875== | ==Timeline of 1875== | ||
| + | *1875/3 Okinawan [[tribute]] mission is dispatched to China. | ||
| + | *1875/6 [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] is rebuked for not severing independent (tributary) ties with China in light of the [[1872]] conversion of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] into [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] and ''de jure'' annexation of the territory by Japan. | ||
==Other Events of 1875== | ==Other Events of 1875== | ||
Revision as of 02:05, 5 January 2010
Meiji 8 (明治八年)
Timeline of 1875
- 1875/3 Okinawan tribute mission is dispatched to China.
- 1875/6 Shô Tai is rebuked for not severing independent (tributary) ties with China in light of the 1872 conversion of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû into Ryûkyû han and de jure annexation of the territory by Japan.
Other Events of 1875
- Many officials of the government of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû are attacked politically for collaborating with and submitting to Japanese authority; Giwan Chôho is among those who resign in disgrace.
- Matsuda Michiyuki, chief official overseeing the dissolution of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, arrives in Okinawa.
- Many structures are torn down at Matsumae castle.
- Merriman Harris becomes Acting Consul of the United States in Japan, upon the death of his predecessor.
- Morita-za kabuki theater in Tokyo is renamed Shintomi-za.
- Prince Shô In is named "Ginowan ueekata"; Giwan Chôho has his title changed to "Giwan ueekata" as a result.
- Takashima castle is demolished.
Births and Deaths
- Prince Kacho Hiroatsu is born.
- Tokugawa Yoshinori dies.
- Yanagita Kunio is born.
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