The Japanese <i id="mw-g"><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimyō" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Daimyō">daimyōs</a></i> begin returning their land holdings to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" id="mw_A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Emperor of Japan">emperor</a> as part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Restoration" id="mw_Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Meiji Restoration">Meiji Restoration</a> reforms. (Traditional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_calendar" id="mw_g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Japanese calendar">Japanese Date</a>: June 17, 1869).