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*1872/8/12 Prince Ie and Giwan Chôho ''[[ueekata]]'' meet with Emperor Meiji.

*1872/8/12 Prince Ie and Giwan Chôho ''[[ueekata]]'' meet with Emperor Meiji.

*1872/8/26 A [[Dajokan|Dajôkan]] Proclamation has the official copies of Ryûkyû's formal treaties with [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|the US]], [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-France)|France]], and [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-Holland)|the Netherlands]] confiscated by Tokyo.

*1872/8/26 A [[Dajokan|Dajôkan]] Proclamation has the official copies of Ryûkyû's formal treaties with [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|the US]], [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-France)|France]], and [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-Holland)|the Netherlands]] confiscated by Tokyo.

*1872/9/23-27 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] meets with [[Charles DeLong]], US Diplomatic Minister resident in Japan, and with [[Charles LeGendre]], legal and policy advisor to the Meiji government, and is advised that since the Chinese do not exert effective (''de facto'') control over certain sections of [[Taiwan]] - those dominated by aborigines - the territory is essentially ''terra nullius'', and if Japan were to occupy the territory, under Western/modern international law, it could be rightfully Japan's.

*1872/9/18 (Oct 20) [[Charles DeLong]], US Diplomatic Minister resident in Japan, writes to [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]], asking if the Japanese government was going to honor provisions agreed to in treaties between the Ryûkyû Kingdom and foreign powers.

*1872/9/23-27 Soejima Taneomi meets with Charles DeLong and [[Charles LeGendre]] (legal and policy advisor to the Meiji government), and is advised that since the Chinese do not exert effective (''de facto'') control over certain sections of [[Taiwan]] - those dominated by aborigines - the territory is essentially ''terra nullius'', and if Japan were to occupy the territory, under Western/modern international law, it could be rightfully Japan's.

*1872/10/14 Representatives of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, led by Giwan Chôho, are informed in [[Tokyo]] of the annexation by Japan of the kingdom as [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]], and the "promotion" of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] to "Lord of Ryûkyû han" and a member of the [[kazoku|peerage]]. The envoys return to [[Okinawa]] and inform King Shô Tai of this development.

*1872/10/14 Representatives of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, led by Giwan Chôho, are informed in [[Tokyo]] of the annexation by Japan of the kingdom as [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]], and the "promotion" of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] to "Lord of Ryûkyû han" and a member of the [[kazoku|peerage]]. The envoys return to [[Okinawa]] and inform King Shô Tai of this development.

*The ''[[koseki]]'' (family register) system is established.

*The ''[[koseki]]'' (family register) system is established.

*[[Kururi castle]] is destroyed.

*[[Kururi castle]] is destroyed.

*Frenchman [[Charles LeGendre]] is hired as an advisor by the Japanese government.

*Frenchman Charles LeGendre is hired as an advisor by the Japanese government.

*[[Maria Luz Incident]] - a Peruvian ship carrying Chinese coolies calls at [[Yokohama]], leading to a diplomatic incident when the coolies declare they are being mistreated and request aid from Japanese authorities.

*[[Maria Luz Incident]] - a Peruvian ship carrying Chinese coolies calls at [[Yokohama]], leading to a diplomatic incident when the coolies declare they are being mistreated and request aid from Japanese authorities.

*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] ends his self-imposed confinement entered following the [[Boshin War]].

*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] ends his self-imposed confinement entered following the [[Boshin War]].