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| ==Other Events of 1871== | | ==Other Events of 1871== |
| *The government bans the [[Ainu]] custom of burning one's house after the death of an occupant (a family member). | | *The government bans the [[Ainu]] custom of burning one's house after the death of an occupant (a family member). |
| + | *The brothels of [[Fukagawa]] and [[Shin-Shimabara]] are forced to move into the [[Yoshiwara]]. |
| *A branch office of the [[Foreign Ministry]] is established in Okinawa. | | *A branch office of the [[Foreign Ministry]] is established in Okinawa. |
| + | *The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished. |
| *The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States. | | *The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States. |
| *[[Maebashi castle]] is torn down. | | *[[Maebashi castle]] is torn down. |
| *[[Naegi castle]] is torn down. | | *[[Naegi castle]] is torn down. |
| *Police force formed. | | *Police force formed. |
| + | *The shogunate school [[Shoheizaka gakumonjo|Shôhei-kô]] is closed. |
| *Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other. | | *Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other. |
| *[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound home from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines. | | *[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound home from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines. |
− | *The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
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− | *The brothels of [[Fukagawa]] and [[Shin-Shimabara]] are forced to move into the [[Yoshiwara]].
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