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==Timeline of 1888==

==Timeline of 1888==

*1888/1/4 The government establishes the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] with Chain, now the highest order the emperor could award.

*1888/1/4 The government establishes the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] with Chain, now the highest order the emperor could award. The First Class [[Order of the Rising Sun]] with Paulownia Flowers is also established at this time.

*1888/7/15 [[Mt. Bandai]] erupts dramatically; its caldera collapses, transforming the surrounding topography and creating several new lakes.

*1888/7/15 [[Mt. Bandai]] erupts dramatically; its caldera collapses, transforming the surrounding topography and creating several new lakes.