Editing Saga Prefecture (section)

===Timeline===
[[Image:Eto Shimpei at Saga Rebellion.jpg|thumb|right|[[Eto Shimpei]] in Saga. Woodblock print from ''Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun'', 1874.]]
* 6th century BC (end of the [[Jōmon period]]): Estimated date of the Nabatake ruins in [[Karatsu, Saga|Karatsu]]
* 1st century BC (middle of the [[Yayoi period]]): Villages flourished at what is now the [[Yoshinogari site]]
* 665: After losing the [[Battle of Baekgang]], Kii Castle (in present-day [[Kiyama, Saga|Kiyama]]) amassed its defenses to protect [[Dazaifu, Fukuoka|Dazaifu]].
* 733: [[Hizen Province|Hizen]] [[Fudoki]] created.
* 1274: [[Battle of Bun'ei]], the first invasion in the [[Mongol invasions of Japan]]
* 1281: [[Battle of Kōan]], the second invasion in the Mongol invasions of Japan
* 1591: Construction of [[Nagoya, Saga|Nagoya Castle]]. After the [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)|Japanese invasions of Korea]] the castle fell in 1598.
* 1602: Construction of [[Karatsu Castle]] and [[Saga Castle]].
* 1607: Control of [[Saga Domain]] moved from the [[Ryūzōji clan]] to the [[Nabeshima clan]].
* 1771: [[Nijinomatsubara]] Uprising
* 1781: Establishment of Kōdōkan, the Saga [[Han school]].
* 1828: Heavy damage from the [[Siebold typhoon]], deaths estimated at over 10,000.
* 1871, July 14: [[Abolition of the han system]]. All of the [[han (country subdivision)|han]] became [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectures]].
* 1871, November 14: The prefectures of Saga, Hasuike, Ogi, Kashima, Karatsu and part of Tsushima merged to form one prefecture, Imari Prefecture.
* 1872, May 29: Imari Prefecture renamed Saga Prefecture.
* 1874, February: [[Saga Rebellion]].{{sfnp|Nussbaum|Roth|2005|loc="Saga no ran", p. 804}}
* 1876, April 18: Incorporated into Mizuma Prefecture.
* 1876, May and June: Parts of Mizuma Prefecture transferred to [[Nagasaki Prefecture]].
* 1876, August 21: Mizuma Prefecture abolished. Remaining parts incorporated into Nagasaki Prefecture.
* 1883: Saga Prefecture re-established as an independent prefecture, separated from Nagasaki Prefecture.
* 1889, April 1: The city of [[Saga (city)|Saga]] is founded.
* 1891: The [[Kyushu Railroad]] Nagasaki Line opens, beginning with a section from [[Tosu, Saga|Tosu]] to Saga.
* 1895: Opening of railroad from Saga to [[Takeo, Saga|Takeo]].
* 1897: Opening of railroad from Takeo to Haiki.
* 1903: Opening of railroad from Saga to Nishi-Karatsu.
* 1932, January 1: The city of [[Karatsu, Saga|Karatsu]] is founded.
* 1935: The [[Japanese National Railways]] Saga Line opens.
* 1954: During the [[Municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan|Great Showa Merger]] the cities of Tosu, [[Imari, Saga|Imari]], Takeo, [[Kashima, Saga|Kashima]] and [[Taku, Saga|Taku]] are formed. At this point there are 7 cities, 8 districts, 18 towns and 35 villages in Saga Prefecture.
* 1972: With the closing of the Nishiki coal mine, all coal mines in Saga are closed.
* 1975: The [[Genkai Nuclear Power Plant]] begins operation.
* 1987: The Japanese National Railways Saga Line closes.
* 1992: The [[Yoshinogari site|Yoshinogari History Park]] opens to the public.
* 1998: The [[Saga Airport]] opens in [[Kawasoe, Saga|Kawasoe]], in what is now the city of Saga.
* 2005: As a part of the [[Municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan|Great Heisei Merger]] various municipalities are reorganized.
** January 1: [[Karatsu, Saga|Karatsu]] and [[Shiroishi, Saga|Shiroishi]].
** March 1: [[Ogi, Saga|Ogi]] and [[Miyaki, Saga|Miyaki]].
** October 1: [[Saga (city)|Saga]].
* 2006: The Great Heisei Merger continues.
** January 1: [[Karatsu, Saga|Karatsu]] and [[Ureshino, Saga|Ureshino]].
** March 1: [[Takeo, Saga|Takeo]], [[Yoshinogari, Saga|Yoshinogari]], and [[Arita, Saga|Arita]].
** March 20: [[Kanzaki, Saga|Kanzaki]].
* 2007, October 1: The towns of [[Higashiyoka, Saga|Higashiyoka]], [[Kawasoe, Saga|Kawasoe]] and [[Kubota, Saga|Kubota]] merge with the city of Saga.
* 2011, March 12: The [[Kyushu Shinkansen]] opens.