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Japanese Military
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Samurai win Civil War
Samurai of humble origins (led by Takayoshi Kido) win the civil war in Choshu -
Secret Alliance
Takamori Saigo of Satsuma and Takayoshi Kido of Choshu form a secret alliance in Kyoto -
Shogunate
Keiki Tokugawa/ Yoshinobu ascends to the shogunate in Kyoto while emperor Komei dies and is succeeded by the 14-year old son Mutsuhito -
New Minister
Aritomo Yamagata becomes army minister -
Samurai Revolt
The samurai revolt (led by Saigo) against the emperor who has forbidden them to carry swords, but are defeated by the regular army and Saigo is killed -
Death of Kim-Ok Kyun
Pro-Japanese Korean leader of the 1884 coup was lured to Shanghai and killed. His body was put on a Chinese warship and sent back to Korea as a warning to other rebels.