Shimabara Rebellion

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
gptkbp:casualties over 37,000 rebels and sympathizers killed
gptkbp:cause persecution
oppression of peasants
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
Christian converts
Japanese peasants
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:endDate 1638
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shimabara Rebellion
gptkbp:internationalInvolvement Dutch provided artillery support to shogunate
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Amakusa_Shirō
gptkbp:legacy influenced Japanese policy on Christianity and foreign relations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Shimabara_Peninsula
gptkb:Amakusa_Islands
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:siege_of_Hara_Castle
mass execution of survivors
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Edo_period
gptkb:Christianity_in_Japan
gptkb:Hara_Castle
gptkb:Tokugawa_Iemitsu
gptkbp:result ban on Christianity in Japan
defeat of rebels
increased persecution of Christians
massacre of rebels
gptkbp:significance last major armed uprising against Tokugawa shogunate
led to stricter isolationist policies
gptkbp:startDate 1637
gptkbp:suppressedBy Tokugawa shogunate forces
samurai from various domains
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkb:Kan'ei
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5