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**6/24 Russia sends troops to Karafuto.
**6/24 Russia sends troops to Karafuto.
**6/29 The government builds a new shrine for soldiers who died in the Boshin War. (Later called [[Yasukuni Shrine]])
**6/29 The government builds a new shrine for soldiers who died in the Boshin War. (Later called [[Yasukuni Shrine]])
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*1869/8 [[Ezo]] is renamed [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]] and is incorporated into the territory of the Meiji state.
*1869/8/3 Farmers riot in Takasaki.
*1869/8/3 Farmers riot in Takasaki.
*1869/9/4 [[Omura Masujiro]] assaulted by a former Choshu samurai.
*1869/9/4 [[Omura Masujiro]] assaulted by a former Choshu samurai.
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==Other Events of 1869==
==Other Events of 1869==
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*[[Ezo]] is renamed [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]] and is incorporated into the territory of the Meiji state.
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*The [[Hokkaido Development Office]] is established.
*[[Tokushima castle]] is torn down.
*[[Tokushima castle]] is torn down.
*The Imperial capital is moved to [[Edo]], which is renamed [[Tokyo]].
*The Imperial capital is moved to [[Edo]], which is renamed [[Tokyo]].