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==Other Events of 1874==
==Other Events of 1874==
*[[Akashi castle]] is demolished.
*[[Akashi castle]] is demolished.
*[[Dragon robe]]s are granted to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] by China for the final time.
*[[Dragon robe]]s are granted to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] by China for the final time.
*Author and educator [[William Griffis]] returns to the United States.
*Author and educator [[William Griffis]] returns to the United States.
*[[Hagi castle]] is torn down.
*[[Merriman Harris]] is appointed American Vice-Consul in Japan.
*[[Merriman Harris]] is appointed American Vice-Consul in Japan.
*[[Kabuki]] actor Kawarazaki Sanshô takes the name [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]].
*[[Kabuki]] actor Kawarazaki Sanshô takes the name [[Ichikawa Danjuro IX|Ichikawa Danjûrô IX]].
*Artist [[Kobayashi Kiyochika]] returns to Tokyo.
*Artist [[Kobayashi Kiyochika]] returns to Tokyo.
*[[Morioka castle]] is demolished.
*[[Morioka castle]] is demolished.
*[[Obama castle]] is torn down.
*[[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] comes under the control of the [[Home Ministry]], [[Satsuma han]] having been abolished.
*[[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] comes under the control of the [[Home Ministry]], [[Satsuma han]] having been abolished.
*Woodblock prints depicting the events of the Taiwan Expedition are the first ''[[shinbun nishiki-e]]'', or "news prints".
*Woodblock prints depicting the events of the Taiwan Expedition are the first ''[[shinbun nishiki-e]]'', or "news prints".
*[[Tatebayashi castle]] is destroyed.
*[[Tatebayashi castle]] is destroyed.
*[[Tsuyama castle]] is torn down.
*[[Ueda castle]] is demolished.
*[[Ueda castle]] is demolished.
*The ''[[Yomiuri Shinbun]]'' is founded.
*The ''[[Yomiuri Shinbun]]'' is founded.
