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| ==Timeline of 1876== | | ==Timeline of 1876== |
| *1876/2/27 [[Treaty of Ganghwa]] signed. | | *1876/2/27 [[Treaty of Ganghwa]] signed. |
| + | *1876/3/24 The Resident Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China requests to meet with Ryukyuan envoys present in Beijing, but is denied by the Chinese authorities. |
| *1876/3/28 [[Haito edict|Haitô edict]] - The wearing of swords is banned except for military and police officers. | | *1876/3/28 [[Haito edict|Haitô edict]] - The wearing of swords is banned except for military and police officers. |
| + | *1876/3/28 The Japanese mission in China sends by telegraph to [[Foreign Minister]] [[Terajima Munenori]] asking what to do about the Ryukyuan envoys in Beijing; Terajima responds that the [[Ministry of the Interior]] will punish Ryûkyû appropriately, and so to for now let it be. |
| *1876/5/10-11/10 [[Centennial Exposition]] (World's Fair) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | | *1876/5/10-11/10 [[Centennial Exposition]] (World's Fair) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| *1876/8 ''[[The Mikado's Empire]]'', a history of Japan by [[William Griffis]], is published. | | *1876/8 ''[[The Mikado's Empire]]'', a history of Japan by [[William Griffis]], is published. |
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| *1876/10/28-11/6 [[Hagi Rebellion]] | | *1876/10/28-11/6 [[Hagi Rebellion]] |
| *1876/11/6 [[Technical Art School]] (''Kôbu bijutsu gakkô'') is founded on the campus of the [[Imperial College of Technology]]. | | *1876/11/6 [[Technical Art School]] (''Kôbu bijutsu gakkô'') is founded on the campus of the [[Imperial College of Technology]]. |
| + | *1876/12 [[Minister of the Interior]] [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]], in an "inquiry" to the [[Prime Minister]], criticizes the Ryukyuan action of sending envoys to Beijing, and suggests the [[Ryukyu Shobun|full abolition of the Ryûkyû Kingdom and annexation of its territory]]. |
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| ===[[Akizuki Rebellion]]=== | | ===[[Akizuki Rebellion]]=== |