Iwakura Mission (1871-1873)

1. Meiji leaders plan major treaty-revision mission

   Jan 1, 1871Labels: Meiji leaders

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2. Iwakura Mission departs Yokohama for the West

   Dec 23, 1871Labels: Iwakura Tomomi, Meiji delegation

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3. Mission arrives in San Francisco and begins U.S. tour

   Jan 15, 1872Labels: San Francisco

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4. Delegation reaches Washington and presses treaty revision

   Feb 29, 1872Labels: Washington D

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5. Mission shifts focus from diplomacy to systematic study

   Apr 1, 1872Labels: Study mission

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6. Mission spends extended period in Britain studying industry

   Aug 1, 1872Labels: Britain

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7. Formal audience with Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle

   Dec 5, 1872Labels: Queen Victoria, Windsor Castle

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8. Delegation leaves Britain and begins Continental Europe tour

   Dec 16, 1872Labels: Continental Europe

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9. Mission meets French President Thiers in Paris

   Jan 1, 1873Labels: Adolphe Thiers, France

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10. Audience in Berlin highlights Prussian state power

    Mar 11, 1873Labels: Berlin, Prussia

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11. Key leaders return early amid Seikanron debate

    Jun 1, 1873Labels: Seikanron debate

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12. Main delegation completes return voyage via Asia

    Aug 1, 1873Labels: Return voyage

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13. Iwakura Mission returns to Yokohama, ending tour

    Sep 13, 1873Labels: Yokohama return, Iwakura Mission

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14. Kume Kunitake compiles and publishes mission record

    Jan 1, 1878Labels: Kume Kunitake

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