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Meiji 13 (明治十三年)

==Timeline of 1880==
==Ryûkyû Dispute==
*1880/3/9 Tokyo agrees to Peking's proposal to meet to negotiate a peaceful solution to the dispute over sovereignty over [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû]].
*1880/4/17 Tokyo agrees to send its representatives to Peking, in light of China's refusal to send its representatives to Tokyo.
*1880/8-10 Representatives of China and Japan meet in Peking.
*1880/10/21 Negotiations reach an agreement, including Japanese recognition of Chinese sovereignty over the southernmost islands - [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama Islands|Yaeyama]] - in exchange for China granting Japan [[Most Favored Nation]] status. The Chinese ratification of the treaty is delayed.

==Other Events of 1880==
*[[Kubota castle]] is destroyed by fire.
*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] becomes the chief priest of [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
*[[Okuma Shigenobu|Ôkuma Shigenobu]] suggests a loan of 50 million yen be sought; [[Emperor Meiji]] issues an Imperial Rescript opposing any loans from foreign powers.

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[[Category:Meiji Period Timeline]]
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