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==Timeline of 1878==
==Timeline of 1878==
*1878/8 [[Emperor Meiji]] sets out on a tour of the [[Tokai region|Tôkai]] and [[Hokuriku region]]s.
*1878/5 [[He Ruzhang]], Chinese Resident Diplomatic Minister in Tokyo, recommends to Beijing that strong measures be taken against Japan's efforts to absorb [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû]].
*1878/5 [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] replaces [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]] as [[Minister of the Interior]].
*1878/5/23 A [[Six Great Imperial Tours|formal imperial tour]] of the [[Tokai region|Tôkai]] and [[Hokuriku region]]s, temporarily put on hold from the previous year on account of the [[Satsuma Rebellion]], is scheduled to begin in the 8th month.
*1878/8 [[Emperor Meiji]] sets out on a tour of the Tôkai and Hokuriku regions.
*1878/9/3 He Ruzhang meets with Japanese [[Foreign Minister]] [[Terajima Munenori]] to protest the cutting off of diplomatic relations between China and Ryûkyû.
*1878/9/27 He Ruzhang meets with Terajima again, arguing again against Japan's interference in China-Ryûkyû relations.
*1878/10 Peking protests Tokyo's attempts to end the [[tribute|tributary]] relationship between China and [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
*1878/10 Peking protests Tokyo's attempts to end the [[tribute|tributary]] relationship between China and [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
*1878/11 The ethnic status or identity of the [[Ainu]] is legally stripped away as they are assimilated into the Japanese nation as "''kyû dojin''" (former aborigines).
*1878/11 The ethnic status or identity of the [[Ainu]] is legally stripped away as they are assimilated into the Japanese nation as "''kyû dojin''" (former aborigines).
*1878/12/28 [[Matsuda Michiyuki]], Chief Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, closes the Ryukyuan resident office in Tokyo and expels all Ryukyuan official representatives from the city.
==Other Events of 1878==
==Other Events of 1878==
*[[Ernest Fenollosa]] arrives in Japan.
*[[Ernest Fenollosa]] arrives in Japan.
*[[Emile Guimet]] puts his collection of Japanese art on display in Paris.
*Matsuda Michiyuki presents to Itô Hirobumi his plan for the [[Ryukyu shobun|"disposal" of Ryûkyû]].
*[[Mutsu Munemitsu]] is imprisoned for aiding in the [[Satsuma Rebellion]]; he is freed in [[1883]].
*[[Mutsu Munemitsu]] is imprisoned for aiding in the [[Satsuma Rebellion]]; he is freed in [[1883]].
*A group of former Ryukyuan officials, including [[Tomikawa Seikei]] and [[Yonahara Ryoketsu|Yonahara Ryôketsu]] present to British Ambassador [[Harry Parkes]], in [[Tokyo]], a petition that he take action to save their country.
*[[Sho Ten|Shô Ten]], Crown Prince of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], has his [[genpuku|coming of age ceremony]] and is married.
*[[Sho Ten|Shô Ten]], Crown Prince of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], has his [[genpuku|coming of age ceremony]] and is married.
*A ban is placed on depicting [[Emperor Meiji|the emperor]] in [[ukiyo-e|popular prints]], though the ban is widely ignored by print publishers and designers.
*A ban is placed on depicting [[Emperor Meiji|the emperor]] in [[ukiyo-e|popular prints]], though the ban is widely ignored by print publishers and designers.
*[[United States|US]] Consulate in [[Hakodate]] is closed.
*[[Takatsuki castle]] is torn down.
*The [[United States|US]] Consulate in [[Hakodate]] is closed.
*Japan exhibits at the [[1878 Paris World's Fair]].
*Japan exhibits at the [[1878 Paris World's Fair]].
*Painter [[Yamamoto Hosui|Yamamoto Hôsui]] arrives in [[Paris]].
*Painter [[Yamamoto Hosui|Yamamoto Hôsui]] arrives in [[Paris]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1878/5/14 Ôkubo Toshimichi is assassinated (b. [[1830]]).
*[[Kaburagi Kiyokata]] is born (d. 1972).
*[[Kaburagi Kiyokata]] is born (d. 1972).
*[[Okubo Toshimichi]] dies (b. [[1830]]).
*[[Yoshida Shigeru]] is born (d. 1967).
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