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| **1874/late May Saigô himself arrives in Taiwan. | | **1874/late May Saigô himself arrives in Taiwan. |
| **1874/6 Fighting ends. | | **1874/6 Fighting ends. |
| + | *1874/7/12 At the suggestion of Minister of the Interior [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]], [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] comes under the control of the newly established [[Ministry of the Interior]], and no longer under that of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]. |
| *1874/9/14 Negotiations between China and Japan, to resolve the Taiwan/Ryûkyû situation, begin, mediated by British diplomat [[Sir Thomas Wade]]. | | *1874/9/14 Negotiations between China and Japan, to resolve the Taiwan/Ryûkyû situation, begin, mediated by British diplomat [[Sir Thomas Wade]]. |
| *1874/10/31 Japan and China conclude a treaty, in which China recognizes the Ryuykuans as Japanese subjects and admits less than complete sovereign control over some southern regions of Taiwan; China also agrees to pay an indemnity of 500,000 ''[[tael]]s'' to Japan. | | *1874/10/31 Japan and China conclude a treaty, in which China recognizes the Ryuykuans as Japanese subjects and admits less than complete sovereign control over some southern regions of Taiwan; China also agrees to pay an indemnity of 500,000 ''[[tael]]s'' to Japan. |
| + | *1874/11 Okinawan [[tribute]] mission is dispatched to China, consisting of 180 persons and led by [[Kunjan peechin]]. |
| + | *1874/12 The Meiji government orders Ryûkyû to send its high officials to Tokyo. |
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| ==Other Events of 1874== | | ==Other Events of 1874== |
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| *[[Morioka castle]] is demolished. | | *[[Morioka castle]] is demolished. |
| *[[Obama castle]] is torn down. | | *[[Obama castle]] is torn down. |
− | *[[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] comes under the control of the newly established [[Ministry of the Interior]], and no longer comes under the purview of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].
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| *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. |