1860s

The 1860s

Contents 1 1860 2 1861 3 1862 4 1863 5 1864 6 1865 7 1866 8 1867 9 1868 10 1869

1860

• 1860 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: gēngshēn 庚申, starting on January 23
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2404
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1921
  • Xiánfēng 咸豐 10
  • Yuánnián 元年 10
  • Ansei 安政 7
  • Man'en 万延 1
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • March 18: Ansei era ends, Man'en era begins in Japan
  • October 18: Convention of Peking signed, ending the Second Opium War
  • October: Destruction of the Summer Palaces

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1861

• 1861 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: xin1you3 辛酉, starting on February 10
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2405
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1922
  • Xiánfēng 咸豐 11
  • Yuánnián 元年 11
  • Man'en 万延 2
  • Bunkyū 文久 1
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • Zongli Yamen 總理各國事務衙門 (Foreign Office) established
  • February 19: Man'en era ends, Bunkyū era begins in Japan

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1862

• 1862 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: rénxū 任戌, starting on January 30
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2406
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1923
  • Tongzhi 同治 1
  • Yuánnián 元年 12
  • Bunkyū 文久 2
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • Tongwen Guan 同文館 foreign language school established
  • January 29: Xiánfēng era ends
  • January 30: Tóngzhì era begins

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1863

• 1863 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: guǐhài 癸亥, starting on February 18
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2407
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1924
  • Tongzhi 同治 2
  • Yuánnián 元年 13
  • Bunkyū 文久 3
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events

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1864

• 1864 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: jiǎzǐ 甲子, starting on February 18
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2408
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1925
  • Tongzhi 同治 3
  • Yuánnián 元年 14
  • Bunkyū 文久 4
  • Genji 元治 1
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • Most territories of the Taiping reclaimed by the Qing
  • March 27: Bunkyū era ends, Genji era begins in Japan

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1865

• 1865 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: yi3chou3 乙丑, starting on January 27
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2409
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1926
  • Tongzhi 同治 4
  • Yuánnián 元年 15
  • Genji 元治 2
  • Keiō 慶応 1
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • May 1: Genji era ends, Keiō era begins in Japan
  • June 25: James Hudson Taylor founds the China Inland Mission

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1866

• 1866 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: bing3yin2 丙寅, starting on February 15
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2410
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1927
  • Tongzhi 同治 5
  • Yuánnián 元年 16
  • Keiō 慶応 2
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events

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1867

• 1867 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: dīngmǎo 丁卯, starting on February 5
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2411
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1928
  • Tongzhi 同治 6
  • Yuánnián 元年 17
  • Keiō 慶応 3
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • January 30: Death of Emperor Kōmei 孝明天皇
  • February 3: Abdication of Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu 徳川慶喜

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1868

• 1868 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: wùchén 戊辰, starting on January 25
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2412
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1929
  • Tongzhi 同治 7
  • Yuánnián 元年 18
  • Keiō 慶応 4
  • Meiji 明治 1
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events
  • Tàipíng Yuánnián era ends
  • January 3: Meiji Emperor proclaims his restoration
  • August 22-23: Yángzhōu 揚州 riots against foreign missionary presence in China
  • October 23: Meiji era begins in Japan

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1869

• 1869 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
  • Traditional Calendar: ji3si4 己巳, starting on February 11
  • Traditional Buddhist Year: 2413
  • Current Standard Buddhist Year: 1930
  • Tongzhi 同治 8
  • Meiji 明治 2
• Buddhist Events
• Political Events

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