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==Sakamoto Ryôma Timeline==

==Sakamoto Ryôma Timeline==

* [[1835]] Born on November 15 in Tosa as the second son into the [[Goshi|Gôshi]] (low ranking samurai) household of Sakamoto Hachihei Naotari  

* [[1835]] Born on November 15 in Tosa as the second son into the [[Goshi|Gôshi]] (low ranking samurai) household of Sakamoto Hachihei Naotari  

* [[1848]] Started studying swordsmanship at the local dojo and quickly became one of the dôjô’s most gifted students.

* [[1848]] Started studying swordsmanship at the local dôjô and quickly became one of the dôjô’s most gifted students.

* [[1853]] Completed his training in swordsmanship and received his certificate

* [[1853]] Completed his training in swordsmanship and received his certificate

**Began advanced training in swordsmanship at the famed Chiba dôjô in [[Edo]].

**Began advanced training in swordsmanship at the famed Chiba dôjô in [[Edo]].

**Saw the U.S. Navy “black ships” under the command of Commodore Matthew Perry, rousing feelings of both curiosity and a strong anti-foreign zeal

**Saw the U.S. Navy “black ships” under the command of Commodore [[Matthew Perry]], rousing feelings of both curiosity and a strong anti-foreign zeal

* [[1854]] Completed his training at the Chiba dôjô and returned to Tosa where he learned more about the West from scholar [[Kawada Shoryo]]

* [[1854]] Completed his training at the Chiba dôjô and returned to Tosa where he learned more about the West from scholar [[Kawada Shoryo]]

* [[1858]] Returned to Edo to receive his license in swordsmanship from the Chiba dojo

* [[1858]] Returned to Edo to receive his license in swordsmanship from the Chiba dojo

* [[1861]] Joined the Tosa Loyalist Party, led by longtime friend, [[Takechi Zuizan]] (Hanpeita), with the aim of expelling the foreigners and restoring power to the emperor  

* [[1861]] Joined the [[Tosa han|Tosa]] Loyalist Party, led by longtime friend, [[Takechi Zuizan]] (Hanpeita), with the aim of expelling the foreigners and restoring power to the emperor  

* [[1862]] Fled Tosa without han permission to become a ronin in Edo to work with other loyalists to push their [[Sonno|Sonnô]] [[Joi|Jôi]] agenda

* [[1862]] Fled Tosa without han permission to become a ronin in Edo to work with other loyalists to push their [[Sonno|Sonnô]] [[Joi|Jôi]] agenda

** Sets out to assassinate [[Katsu Kaishu]], commissioner of the Tokugawa navy, due to his calls for opening up the country to foreign trade. Instead of killing him, Ryoma becomes one of Katsu’s disciples

** Sets out to assassinate [[Katsu Kaishu]], commissioner of the Tokugawa navy, due to his calls for opening up the country to foreign trade. Instead of killing him, Ryoma becomes one of Katsu’s disciples