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| ==Timeline of 1863== | | ==Timeline of 1863== |
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| * 1863/2 The British legation in [[Yokohama]] demands reparations, and a formal apology from the shogunate and [[Satsuma han]] for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai, as well as demanding that those guilty be punished. | | * 1863/2 The British legation in [[Yokohama]] demands reparations, and a formal apology from the shogunate and [[Satsuma han]] for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British man was killed by Satsuma samurai, as well as demanding that those guilty be punished. |
| * 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized. | | * 1863/2/8 The Rôshigumi is organized. |
− | * 1863/3 | + | * 1863/2/13 [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] departs [[Edo castle]], bound for [[Kyoto]]. This is the first shogunal visit to the imperial capital in nearly 230 years, since [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Tokugawa Iemitsu's]] journey to Kyoto in [[1634]]. |
− | ** 3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi'' | + | * 1863/3/5 Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi arrives in Kyoto. |
− | ** 3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]] | + | * 1863/3/12 The Rôshigumi is renamed the ''Mibu Rôshigumi'' |
| + | * 1863/3/25 Assassination of [[Tonouchi Yoshio]] |
| * 1863/5/10 [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] issues an imperial order that all foreigners be [[joi|expelled]]. | | * 1863/5/10 [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] issues an imperial order that all foreigners be [[joi|expelled]]. |
| * 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka. | | * 1863/6/3 Fighting with Sumo wrestlers in Osaka. |
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| *King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma. | | *King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] orders a national prayer to be held for Satsuma. |
| *[[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] joins the Mibu Rôshigumi. | | *[[Saito Hajime|Saitô Hajime]] joins the Mibu Rôshigumi. |
− | *Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemochi]] travels to Kyoto; this is the first time a shogun has visited Kyoto since [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]] in [[1634]].
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| ===Births and Deaths of 1863=== | | ===Births and Deaths of 1863=== |