Tomioka silk mill, Japan's first modern model silk reeling factory, is established by the government.
The
Ryukyu Domain is created when the emperor changes the title of
Shō Tai, the Ryukyu Kingdom's monarch (Ryūkyū-koku-ō), to that of a domain head (Ryūkyū-han-ō). The former Ryukyu Kingdom thus becomes a han.[4]
Tomioka silk mill, Japan's first modern model silk reeling factory, is established by the government.
The
Ryukyu Domain is created when the emperor changes the title of
Shō Tai, the Ryukyu Kingdom's monarch (Ryūkyū-koku-ō), to that of a domain head (Ryūkyū-han-ō). The former Ryukyu Kingdom thus becomes a han.[4]