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== Timeline of 1866 ==
== Timeline of 1866 ==
* 1866/1/21 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] and [[Katsura Kogoro|Katsura Kogorô]] meet at the [[Satsuma han]] residence in Kyoto. The intermediary was [[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]].
* 1866/1/21 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] and [[Katsura Kogoro|Katsura Kogorô]] meet at the [[Satsuma han]] residence in Kyoto and lay the groundwork for the [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]]. [[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] and [[Komatsu Tatewaki]] serve as mediators.
* 1866/4/17 The [[Bakufu]] allows merchants and students to go overseas.
* 1866/4/17 The [[Bakufu]] allows merchants and students to go overseas.
* 1866/5/13 [[Edo Treaty]]
* 1866/5/13 [[Edo Treaty]]
* 1866/6
* 1866/6
**6/7 The second [[Chôshû expedition]].
**6/7 The [[Second Choshu Expedition|second Chôshû expedition]].
**6 The farmers in [[Musashi province]] riot over the rising price of rice.([[Bushu Ikki|Bushû ikki]])
**6 The farmers in [[Musashi province]] riot over the rising price of rice.([[Bushu Ikki|Bushû ikki]])
* 1866/9 [[Harry Parkes]] demands [[Bakufu]] to build 8 lighthouses instead of compensation.
* 1866/9 [[Harry Parkes]] demands [[Bakufu]] to build 8 lighthouses instead of compensation.
* 1866/10/26 A fire breaks out in the [[Miyozaki]] pleasure quarters of [[Yokohama]] and soon spreads to other parts of the city.([[Butaya fire]])
* 1866/10/26 A fire breaks out in the [[Miyozaki]] pleasure quarters of [[Yokohama]] and soon spreads to other parts of the city.([[Butaya fire]])
* 1866/10/30 The withdrawal of all shogunate and domain troops deployed for the Second Chôshû Expedition is completed.
* Keiô 2/12 (Jan, 1867) [[Fukuzawa Yukichi|Fukuzawa Yukichi's]] "''[[Seiyo Jijo|Seiyô Jijô]]''" is published, and very quickly sells 150,000 copies.
* Keiô 2/12 (Jan, 1867) [[Fukuzawa Yukichi|Fukuzawa Yukichi's]] "''[[Seiyo Jijo|Seiyô Jijô]]''" is published, and very quickly sells 150,000 copies.
* Keiô 2/12/5 (10 Jan, 1867) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa [[Shogun]].
* Keiô 2/12/5 (10 Jan, 1867) [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] becomes the 15th Tokugawa [[Shogun]].
==Other Events of 1866==
==Other Events of 1866==
*Nine Christian missionaries who entered [[Joseon|Korea]] illegally are executed; in response, three French warships land troops, who make their way almost to [[Seoul]] before being turned back.
*Nine Christian missionaries who entered [[Joseon|Korea]] illegally are executed; in response, three French warships land troops, who make their way almost to [[Seoul]] before being turned back. The French seize a large collection of ''[[uigwe]]'' (royal records) and bring these back to France.
*[[King Gojong]] of Korea marries the daughter of Min Chirok, who then becomes known as [[Empress Myeongseong]].
*The Korean Court orders the seizure and destruction of an American ship, the ''[[General Sherman]]''; the US launches a punitive mission in [[1871]] which is repulsed.
*The Korean Court orders the seizure and destruction of an American ship, the ''[[General Sherman]]''; the US launches a punitive mission in [[1871]] which is repulsed.
*The ''[[Rover]]'', an American ship, is shipwrecked in Taiwan and 14 of its crew are killed by aborigines; the Chinese government takes no action; a US warship is sent to determine the responsible parties but is unsuccessful.
*The ''[[Rover]]'', an American ship, is shipwrecked in Taiwan and 14 of its crew are killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]]; the Chinese government takes no action; a US warship is sent to determine the responsible parties but is unsuccessful.
*The [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]].
*The [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]].
*[[Eugene Van Reed]], an American businessman already active in Japan, is named consul general to Japan from the Hawaiian Kingdom.
*[[Eugene Van Reed]], an American businessman already active in Japan, is named consul general to Japan from the Hawaiian Kingdom.
*The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down.
*The [[Yoshiwara]] burns down.
*[[Zhao Xin]] leads the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], undertaken for the investiture of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]].
*[[Zhao Xin]] leads the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], undertaken for the [[investiture]] of King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]].
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
