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==Timeline of 1876==
==Timeline of 1876==
*1876/2/27 [[Treaty of Ganghwa]] signed.
*1876/2/27 [[Treaty of Ganghwa]] signed.
*1876/3/24 The Resident Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China requests to meet with Ryukyuan envoys present in Beijing, but is denied by the Chinese authorities.
*1876/3/28 [[Haito edict|Haitô edict]] - The wearing of swords is banned except for military and police officers.
*1876/3/28 [[Haito edict|Haitô edict]] - The wearing of swords is banned except for military and police officers.
*1876/3/28 The Japanese mission in China sends by telegraph to [[Foreign Minister]] [[Terajima Munenori]] asking what to do about the Ryukyuan envoys in Beijing; Terajima responds that the [[Ministry of the Interior]] will punish Ryûkyû appropriately, and so to for now let it be.
*1876/5/10-11/10 [[Centennial Exposition]] (World's Fair) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*1876/5/10-11/10 [[Centennial Exposition]] (World's Fair) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
*1876/8 ''[[The Mikado's Empire]]'', a history of Japan by [[William Griffis]], is published.
*1876/8 ''[[The Mikado's Empire]]'', a history of Japan by [[William Griffis]], is published.
*1876/10/28-11/6 [[Hagi Rebellion]]
*1876/10/28-11/6 [[Hagi Rebellion]]
*1876/11/6 [[Technical Art School]] (''Kôbu bijutsu gakkô'') is founded on the campus of the [[Imperial College of Technology]].
*1876/11/6 [[Technical Art School]] (''Kôbu bijutsu gakkô'') is founded on the campus of the [[Imperial College of Technology]].
*1876/12 [[Minister of the Interior]] [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]], in an "inquiry" to the [[Prime Minister]], criticizes the Ryukyuan action of sending envoys to Beijing, and suggests the [[Ryukyu Shobun|full abolition of the Ryûkyû Kingdom and annexation of its territory]].
===[[Akizuki Rebellion]]===
===[[Akizuki Rebellion]]===
