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Meiji 5 (明治五年)
==Timeline of 1872==
*1872/10/14 Representatives of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], led by [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]], are informed in [[Tokyo]] of the annexation by Japan of the kingdom as [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]]. The envoys return to [[Okinawa]] and inform King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of this development.
==Other Events of 1872==
*[[Fukuchiyama castle]] is destroyed.
*[[Karatsu castle]] is destroyed.
*The Kingdom of Ryûkyû is released from its vassal status under [[Kagoshima prefecture]] (formerly [[Satsuma han]]), and comes under the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], and then under the [[Ministry of the Interior]].
*[[Koki|Kôki]] calendar system, counting years from the mythical ascension of [[Emperor Jimmu]] in 660 BCE, is established.
*[[Kururi castle]] is destroyed.
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] ends his self-imposed confinement entered following the [[Boshin War]].
*[[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theater is moved from Saruwaka-chô to Shintomi-chô, and rebuilt as a larger structure.
*[[Saigo Tanomo|Saigô Tanomo]], confined since the end of the [[battle of Hakodate]], is released.
*[[Takato castle|Takatô castle]] is destroyed.
*[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] becomes a chamberlain to [[Emperor Meiji]].
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Nagaoka Kenkichi]] dies.
*''[[Roshigumi|Rôshigumi]]'' member [[Shimizu Goroichi]] dies.
*[[Yamauchi Toyoshige]], lord of [[Tosa han]], dies.
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|width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1871]]'''
|width="25%"|'''[[1872]]'''
|width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1873]]'''
|}
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[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Meiji Period Timeline]]
==Timeline of 1872==
*1872/10/14 Representatives of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], led by [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]], are informed in [[Tokyo]] of the annexation by Japan of the kingdom as [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]]. The envoys return to [[Okinawa]] and inform King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of this development.
==Other Events of 1872==
*[[Fukuchiyama castle]] is destroyed.
*[[Karatsu castle]] is destroyed.
*The Kingdom of Ryûkyû is released from its vassal status under [[Kagoshima prefecture]] (formerly [[Satsuma han]]), and comes under the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], and then under the [[Ministry of the Interior]].
*[[Koki|Kôki]] calendar system, counting years from the mythical ascension of [[Emperor Jimmu]] in 660 BCE, is established.
*[[Kururi castle]] is destroyed.
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] ends his self-imposed confinement entered following the [[Boshin War]].
*[[Morita-za]] [[kabuki]] theater is moved from Saruwaka-chô to Shintomi-chô, and rebuilt as a larger structure.
*[[Saigo Tanomo|Saigô Tanomo]], confined since the end of the [[battle of Hakodate]], is released.
*[[Takato castle|Takatô castle]] is destroyed.
*[[Yamaoka Tesshu|Yamaoka Tesshû]] becomes a chamberlain to [[Emperor Meiji]].
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Nagaoka Kenkichi]] dies.
*''[[Roshigumi|Rôshigumi]]'' member [[Shimizu Goroichi]] dies.
*[[Yamauchi Toyoshige]], lord of [[Tosa han]], dies.
<center>
{| border="3" align="center"
|- align="center"
|width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1871]]'''
|width="25%"|'''[[1872]]'''
|width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1873]]'''
|}
</center>
[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Meiji Period Timeline]]