1867 in Japan

1867
in
Japan

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See also:Other events of 1867
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Events in the year 1867 in Japan. It corresponds to Keiō 2 and Keiō 3 in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • January 30 (Keiō 2, 25th day of the 12th month) – Emperor Kōmei dies of smallpox. He had suffered a fatally violent bout of vomiting and diarrhea. Since he had consistently opposed the anti-bakufu forces this was distinctly convenient for them and it was rumored that he was assassinated, either by radicals from Choshu or radical officials in the court. However, there is no evidence of this and it is generally believed that he was simply one more victim of what was a worldwide pandemic at the time.[1]
  • February 3 (Keiō 2, 29th day of the 12th month) – Musuhito ascended to the throne as Emperor Meiji.[2]
  • November 10 (Keiō 3, 15th day of the 10th month) – An Imperial edict was issued sanctioning the restoration of Imperial government.
  • November 19 – Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigns the shogunate.

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Jansen, Marius. Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration Footnote, p. 282. Janen Marius. The Making of Modern Japan p. 324.
  2. ^ Keene, Donald (2002). Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852–1912. Columbia University Press. p. 98. OCLC 46731178. ISBN 023112340X/ISBN 9780231123402
  3. ^ "Tanabe Mataemon talks about his Fusen-Ryu Jiujutsu" (PDF). Syd Hoare. Retrieved November 7, 2012.