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| *Keiô 3/12/9 (3 Jan) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] officially steps down as [[Shogun]], and the [[Imperial Court]] declares the [[Meiji Restoration|Restoration]] of the Monarchy.([[Osei Fukko|Ôsei Fukko]]) | | *Keiô 3/12/9 (3 Jan) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] officially steps down as [[Shogun]], and the [[Imperial Court]] declares the [[Meiji Restoration|Restoration]] of the Monarchy.([[Osei Fukko|Ôsei Fukko]]) |
| * 1868/1 | | * 1868/1 |
| + | **1 The government is organized into seven Divisions (''ka''), with the Division of Rites at the top of the hierarchy. |
| **1/3 The [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]. | | **1/3 The [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]. |
| **1/6 Tokugawa Yoshinobu returns to [[Edo]]. | | **1/6 Tokugawa Yoshinobu returns to [[Edo]]. |
| * 1868/2 | | * 1868/2 |
| + | **2 The Divisions of the government are replaced with eight Offices (''kyoku''), with the Office of Rites at the top of the hierarchy. |
| **2/15 [[Sakai Incident]] | | **2/15 [[Sakai Incident]] |
| **2/23 [[Shogitai]] occupys [[Kanei-ji]] temple. | | **2/23 [[Shogitai]] occupys [[Kanei-ji]] temple. |
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| **4/25 120 Japanese migrate to Hawaii. | | **4/25 120 Japanese migrate to Hawaii. |
| *1868/int.4 | | *1868/int.4 |
− | **4/17 About 4000 Christians arrested in Nagasaki. | + | **int.4 The Offices of the government are dissolved and replaced with Ministries, of which the [[Ministry of Rites]] (''Jingikan'') is supreme. |
− | **4/27 The Meiji government releases [[Seitaisho]] | + | **int.4/17 About 4000 Christians arrested in Nagasaki. |
| + | **int.4/27 The Meiji government releases [[Seitaisho]] |
| *1868/5 | | *1868/5 |
| **5/3 [[Ouetsu Reppan Domei]] | | **5/3 [[Ouetsu Reppan Domei]] |