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*1879/5/18 Sagara and Takashina arrive in Shuri. Takashina examines King Shô Tai and diagnoses his illness.
*1879/5/18 Sagara and Takashina arrive in Shuri. Takashina examines King Shô Tai and diagnoses his illness.
*1879/5/18 [[Nabeshima Naoyoshi]] arrives in Okinawa and becomes the first Governor of the prefecture.
*1879/5/18 [[Nabeshima Naoyoshi]] arrives in Okinawa and becomes the first Governor of the prefecture.
*1879/5/27 Shô Tai departs Ryûkyû for Tokyo along with 96 courtiers.
*1879/5/27 Shô Tai departs Ryûkyû for Tokyo along with Prince [[Sho In|Shô In]] and 96 courtiers.
*1879/6/8 Shô Tai and his party make port in Yokohama.
*1879/6/8 Shô Tai and his party make port in Yokohama.
*1879/6/9 Shô Tai and his party journey to Tokyo.
*1879/6/9 Shô Tai and his party journey to Tokyo and enter the residence provided to him by the Imperial Household Ministry.
*1879/6/11 Shô Tai is given an audience with the [[Meiji Emperor]].
*1879/6/11 Shô Tai is given an audience with the [[Meiji Emperor]].
*1879/6/17 Shô Tai and Shô Ten are given an audience with the Meiji Emperor. Shô Tai is named to the Junior Third Rank and Shô Ten to the Junior Fifth Rank.
*1879/6 Shô Tai informs the Chinese authorities in Tientsin of the abolition of the kingdom and creation of Okinawa Prefecture, and requests Chinese intervention.
*1879/6 Shô Tai informs the Chinese authorities in Tientsin of the abolition of the kingdom and creation of Okinawa Prefecture, and requests Chinese intervention.
*1879/7/8 US Secretary of State William M. Evarts offers that the US will agree to China's request for official US mediation in the Ryûkyû dispute should a similar request be made by Japan; the latter never occurred.
*1879/7/8 US Secretary of State William M. Evarts offers that the US will agree to China's request for official US mediation in the Ryûkyû dispute should a similar request be made by Japan; the latter never occurred.
