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==Timeline of 1877== | ==Timeline of 1877== | ||
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===[[Satsuma Rebellion]]=== | ===[[Satsuma Rebellion]]=== | ||
*1877/2/20 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] is declared a rebel by the [[Meiji government]]. | *1877/2/20 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] is declared a rebel by the [[Meiji government]]. | ||
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*[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued. | *[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued. | ||
*[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]]. | *[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]]. | ||
| − | * | + | *Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new [[Tokyo Imperial University]]. |
*Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan. | *Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan. | ||
*[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study. | *[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study. | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 27 May 2010
Meiji 10 (明治十年)
Timeline of 1877
- 1877/5 Edward Sylvester Morse departs the US for Japan.
Satsuma Rebellion
- 1877/2/20 Saigô Takamori is declared a rebel by the Meiji government.
- 1877/2/22 Saigô's army attempts to oust the Imperial garrison at Kumamoto castle.
- 1877/4/15 Saigô's siege of Kumamoto castle is lifted.
- The rebels retreat to Kagoshima and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces.
Other Events of 1877
- The First Domestic Industrial Exposition (Naikoku Kangyô Hakurankai) is held.
- Nomura Fumio's Marumaru Chinbun is first issued.
- Kôno Bairei becomes head of the Shijô school upon the death of his master Shiokawa Bunrin.
- Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new Tokyo Imperial University.
- Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan.
- Tokugawa Iesato leaves for England, for study.
- Tottori castle is demolished.
- A mission is sent to Peking from Ryûkyû.
Births and Deaths
- Enomoto Takeaki dies.
- Kazu-no-Miya dies.
- Kido Takayoshi dies.
- Saigô Takamori dies.
- Shijô school head Shiokawa Bunrin dies (b. 1808).
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