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The Meiji Restoration begins in Japan; Emperor Meiji regains control of national affairs from the shoguns. The new regime limits the power of feudal clans and creates a strong central state dedicated to economic and military modernization.
Rama IV dies and is replaced on the Thai throne by Rama V, who rules until 1910. Rama V ends slavery, centralizes the government, abolishes feudalism, and modernizes the military.
Cubans revolt against Spanish rule in a conflict that gains the name the Ten Years' War.
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