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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. |
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| ==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. |
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| ===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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