Amakusa-Shimabara Rebellion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Amakusa-Shimabara_Rebellion
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Shimabara_Rebellion
gptkbp:casualties estimated 37,000 rebels and sympathizers killed
gptkbp:cause persecution
heavy taxation
oppression of Christian peasants
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:endDate 1638
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amakusa-Shimabara Rebellion
gptkbp:influenced Japanese isolationism
Japanese policy on Christianity
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Amakusa_Shirō
gptkbp:location gptkb:Shimabara_Peninsula
gptkb:Amakusa_Islands
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Amakusa_Shirō
gptkb:Matsudaira_Nobutsuna
gptkb:Itakura_Shigemasa
Matsukura Katsuie
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Hara_Castle
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Edo_period
gptkb:Christianity_in_Japan
persecution of Christians in Japan
gptkbp:result Rebellion suppressed
increased persecution of Christians
massacre of rebels
gptkbp:significance led to stricter isolationist policies in Japan
contributed to the Sakoku policy
gptkbp:startDate 1637
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amakusa_Christian_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7