*1874/1/17 [[Itagaki Taisuke]], [[Soejima Taneomi]], [[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]], [[Eto Shimpei|Etô Shimpei]], [[Yuri Kimimasa]], and a group of others submit a memorial to the [[Meiji government]] pushing for the establishment of a popularly-elected assembly.
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*1874/1/17 [[Itagaki Taisuke]], [[Soejima Taneomi]], [[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]], [[Eto Shinpei|Etô Shinpei]], [[Yuri Kimimasa]], and a group of others submit a [[Petition for the Establishment of a Popularly Elected Assembly]]<!--民撰議院設立建白書--> to the [[Meiji government]].
*1874/2 [[Saga Rebellion]] - ''[[Shizoku]]'' (former samurai) rebellion against the new Meiji government.
*1874/2 [[Saga Rebellion]] - ''[[Shizoku]]'' (former samurai) rebellion against the new Meiji government.
*1874/2 The Meiji government decides to send a punitive expedition to Taiwan.
*1874/2 The Meiji government decides to send a punitive expedition to Taiwan.