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| ==Timeline of 1863== | | ==Timeline of 1863== |
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| + | * 1863/2 The British legation in [[Yokohama]] demands reparations, and a formal apology from the shogunate and [[Satsuma han]] for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai, as well as demanding that those guilty be punished. |
| * 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized. | | * 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized. |
| * 1863/3 | | * 1863/3 |
| ** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi'' | | ** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi'' |
| ** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]] | | ** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]] |
| + | * 1863/5 The shogunate submits a formal apology, and pays 100,000 pounds sterling in reparations for the Namamugi Incident. |
| * 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka. | | * 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka. |
| + | * 1863/7 [[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the Namamugi Incident, and Satsuma's refusal to pay reparations. |
| * 1863/8 | | * 1863/8 |
| ** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya. | | ** 8/12 [[Serizawa Kamo]] burns down Yamatoya. |
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| ==Other Events of 1863== | | ==Other Events of 1863== |
| *Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan. | | *Photographer [[Felice Beato]] first arrives in Japan. |
− | *[[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai.
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| *The Nishinomaru of [[Edo castle]] burns down. | | *The Nishinomaru of [[Edo castle]] burns down. |
| *King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma. | | *King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma. |