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| ==Timeline of 1877== | | ==Timeline of 1877== |
| + | *1877/1/24-7/30 The [[Meiji Emperor]] travels to Kyoto and Nara to pay respects at the mausolea of [[Emperor Komei|Emperors Kômei]] and [[Emperor Jimmu|Jimmu]]. |
| *1877/3 [[Kochi ueekata|Kôchi ueekata]] and several other Ryukyuan officials who snuck out of [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû]] the previous December arrive in [[Fuzhou]]. | | *1877/3 [[Kochi ueekata|Kôchi ueekata]] and several other Ryukyuan officials who snuck out of [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû]] the previous December arrive in [[Fuzhou]]. |
| *1877/5 [[Edward Sylvester Morse]] departs the US for Japan. | | *1877/5 [[Edward Sylvester Morse]] departs the US for Japan. |
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| *1877/3 Saigô's [[siege of Kumamoto castle]] is lifted. | | *1877/3 Saigô's [[siege of Kumamoto castle]] is lifted. |
| *The rebels retreat to [[Kagoshima]] and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces, who have superior numbers and equipment, if not superior military ability. | | *The rebels retreat to [[Kagoshima]] and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces, who have superior numbers and equipment, if not superior military ability. |
| + | *1877/9/24 [[Battle of Shiroyama]] - Saigô Takamori dies and the Rebellion ends. |
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| ==Other Events of 1877== | | ==Other Events of 1877== |
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| *[[Felice Beato]] sells his photography business in Japan to the Austrian photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried-Ratenicz and his German partner Hermann Andersen. | | *[[Felice Beato]] sells his photography business in Japan to the Austrian photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried-Ratenicz and his German partner Hermann Andersen. |
| *[[Josiah Conder]] arrives in Japan, and starts the architecture division of the ''[[kobu gakko|Kôbu gakkô]]'' (Imperial College of Engineering). | | *[[Josiah Conder]] arrives in Japan, and starts the architecture division of the ''[[kobu gakko|Kôbu gakkô]]'' (Imperial College of Engineering). |
− | *The [[First Domestic Industrial Exposition]] (''Naikoku Kangyô Hakurankai'') is held. | + | *The [[Hokkaido Development Commission]] [[Botanical Garden & Museum|Provisional Sapporo Museum]] is established. |
| + | *The first [[Domestic Industrial Exposition]] (''Naikoku Kangyô Hakurankai'') is held. |
| + | *The Meiji Emperor performs a [[Six Great Imperial Tours|formal tour]] of parts of eastern [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]]. A continuation of the tour into the [[Tokai region|Tôkai]] and [[Hokuriku region]]s is delayed until the following year on account of the Satsuma Rebellion. |
| *[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued. | | *[[Nomura Fumio]]'s ''[[Marumaru Chinbun]]'' is first issued. |
| *[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]]. | | *[[Kono Bairei|Kôno Bairei]] becomes head of the [[Shijo school|Shijô school]] upon the death of his master [[Shiokawa Bunrin]]. |
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| *Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new Tokyo Imperial University. | | *Edward Sylvester Morse is invited to organize the Dept of Zoology at the new Tokyo Imperial University. |
| *Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan. | | *Edward Sylvester Morse introduces Darwin's theories on natural selection and "the origin of species" to Japan. |
| + | *Edward Sylvester Morse leads the excavation of the [[Omori shellmound|Ômori shellmound]], the first formal modern archaeological excavation of a site in Japan. |
| + | *[[Muslim rebellions]] in northwest China, ongoing since [[1862]], are finally quelled. |
| + | *One hundred eight men and women from the Philippines are shipwrecked or castaway on [[Ishigaki Island]]. |
| + | *An official [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] Chinese embassy is established in Tokyo. |
| *[[Tanba Kameyama castle]] is torn down. | | *[[Tanba Kameyama castle]] is torn down. |
| *[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study. | | *[[Tokugawa Iesato]] leaves for England, for study. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *1877/9/24 Saigô Takamori commits suicide. Numerous others also die in the battle of Shiroyama. |
| + | *1877/9/30 Former governor of [[Kagoshima prefecture]] [[Oyama Tsunayoshi|Ôyama Tsunayoshi]] is executed. |
| *[[Enomoto Takeaki]] dies. | | *[[Enomoto Takeaki]] dies. |
| *[[Kazu-no-Miya]] dies. | | *[[Kazu-no-Miya]] dies. |
| *[[Kido Takayoshi]] dies. | | *[[Kido Takayoshi]] dies. |
− | *[[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] dies.
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| *Shijô school head Shiokawa Bunrin dies (b. [[1808]]). | | *Shijô school head Shiokawa Bunrin dies (b. [[1808]]). |
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