1873

1873 — Korea: 최익현의 계유상소, 흥선대원군 하야 / China: Panthay Rebellion / Japan: Land Tax Reform (Japan 1873) / United States: Panic of 1873

10 events. The text is the source chronology verbatim; the terms are in Sources & licenses. The grey lines above and below are the surrounding 2 years.

KoreaJoseon 1392–1897ChinaQing dynasty 1636–1912JapanMeiji era 1868–1912United StatesUnited States 1776–
  • 최익현의 계유상소, 흥선대원군 하야KO
  • The palace Gyeongbokgung is reconstructed after having been abandoned since the Imjin War.
  • 1871Battle of Ganghwa
  • 1871신미양요 일어남, 전국에 척화비 건립
  • 1875운요호 사건 일어남
  • Panthay Rebellion
  • 1871December — Mudan incident: A Ryukyuan tributary ship crashes off the southern coast of Taiwan
  • 1871Li Hongzhang was appointed Viceroy of Zhili.
  • 1872July — Mudan incident: The survivors of the Ryukyuan shipwreck who survive a massacre by Taiwanese indigenous peoples find shelter among Han Chinese locals and are shipped home from mainland China
  • 1872太平天國最後一支軍隊覆滅。
  • 1874甲戌风灾横过珠江口,先后吹袭香港及澳门,远至广州亦受灾害,香山县的死亡人数超过20,000人。
  • 1874Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1874): Japanese forces invade aboriginal territory in southern Taiwan using the Mudan incident as pretext and retreat after forcing the Qing to pay an indemnity
  • 1875Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–1879
  • 1875February — The young Guangxu Emperor became emperor of the Qing dynasty, with the empress dowagers Empress Dowager Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi acting as regents.
  • 1875January — The Tongzhi Emperor died.
  • 1875Margary Affair
  • Land Tax Reform (Japan 1873)
  • Seikanron: Japanese government debated and rejected the idea of the invasion of Korea.
  • 1871Abolition of Han system, being replaced by a system of Japanese prefectures.
  • 18721872 Hamada earthquake
  • 1874May to 3 December — Mudan incident in Greater China.
  • 1874February to 9 April — Saga Rebellion
  • 1875Japan quickly transformed in one generation from an isolated feudal society to a modern industrialized nation state and an emerging great power.
  • Panic of 1873
  • Virginius Affair
  • Massacre Canyon
  • One of the first schools of nursing opens at Bellevue Hospital in New York
  • March 4, 1873 – President Grant begins second term; Wilson becomes the 18th vice president
  • 1871Treaty of Washington with the British Empire regarding Canada
  • 1871Great Chicago Fire
  • 1871The New York Times published evidence of Tweed's rampant greed.
  • 1871Treaty of Washington
  • 1871Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871
  • 1871Ku Klux Klan Act
  • 1871Camp Grant massacre
  • 1871Battle of Blanco Canyon
  • 1871Warren Wagon Train raid
  • 1871Civil Service Reform Act passes
  • 1872Yellowstone National Park created
  • 1872Modoc War
  • 1872U.S. presidential election, 1872: Ulysses S. Grant reelected president; Henry Wilson elected vice president
  • 18721872 Owens Valley earthquake
  • 1872Crédit Mobilier scandal
  • 1872Alabama Claims
  • 18721872 North Cascades earthquake
  • 1872Battle of Lost River
  • 1872Battle of Salt River Canyon
  • 1872Battle of the North Fork of the Red River
  • 1872Victoria Claflin Woodhull, first woman presidential candidate, enters presidential race.
  • 1872Amnesty Act
  • 1874National Woman's Christian Temperance Union formed in Cleveland
  • 1874Coushatta massacre
  • 1874Second Battle of Adobe Walls
  • 1874Election Massacre of 1874
  • 1874Battle of Liberty Place
  • 1874Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
  • 1874Red River Indian War
  • 1875Civil Rights Act of 1875
  • 1875Whiskey Ring Scandal
  • 1875The Art Students League of New York is founded
  • 1875Aristides (horse) wins first Kentucky Derby
  • 1875November 22, 1875 – Vice President Wilson dies
  • 1875Resumption Act