In what is present-day South Korea, Su-un, the founder of the Donghak religious movement, had been arrested for sedition in late 1863, largely because his teachings of the "Eastern Way" resisted non-Korean influences and help instigate several peasant revolts.  He was tried for heresy ten days earlier at Daegu and found guilty.  He was beheaded, his works ordered destroyed, and his followers scattered and persecuted.  (By John Osborne)

In what is present-day South Korea, Su-un, the founder of the Donghak religious movement, had been arrested for sedition in late 1863, largely because his teachings of the "Eastern Way" resisted non-Korean influences and help instigate several peasant revolts.  He was tried for heresy at Daegu and found guilty.  He was beheaded ten days later, his works ordered destroyed, and his followers scattered and persecuted.  (By John Osborne)

Disputes between Ecuador, ruled by the conservative Garcia Moreno, and Colombia, under the liberal Tomás de Mosquera, erupted when a Ecuadorian army crossed into Colombia only to meet complete defeat.  The Colombians invaded in turn but the Treaty of Pinsaqui ended the short conflict, restoring affairs to their pre-war status.  (By John Osborne) 

Disputes between Ecuador, ruled by the conservative Garcia Moreno, and Colombia, under the liberal Tomás de Mosquera, erupted when a Ecuadorian army crossed into Colombia.  The 6000 man incursion was met decisively at the Battle of Cuaspad, when 4000 Columbians killed more than 1,500 invaders and captured most of the rest.  The Treaty of Pinsaqui ended the conflict soon after, restoring affairs to their pre-war status.  (By John Osborne) 

Dost Mohammed Khan, the founder of the Barakzai dynasty, had ruled Afghanistan for much of the period between 1825 and 1863 as Amir.  He had fluctuated between favoring and opposing British interests in the area.  He died as a British ally, gaining their aid to drive an invading Persian Army from Afghanistan.  He named his son, Shere Ali Khan, his successor as Amir.  Shere Ali Khan ruled until exiled by the British in 1879 when he backed the wrong side in a British-Russian conflict. (By John Osborne)