Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Shimabara_Rebellion_(1637–1638)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
gptkbp:casualties over 37,000 rebels and sympathizers killed
gptkbp:cause persecution
heavy taxation
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 (1637–1638)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Amakusa_Shirō
gptkbp:location gptkb:Shimabara_Peninsula
gptkb:Amakusa_Islands
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Amakusa_Shirō
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate_army
local daimyo forces
gptkbp:relatedEvent sakoku policy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkb:Amakusa_Shirō
Christian persecution in Japan
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:result defeat of rebels
increased persecution of Christians
massacre of rebels
closure of Japan to foreigners
gptkbp:siege gptkb:Hara_Castle
gptkbp:significance last major armed uprising against Tokugawa shogunate
led to stricter isolationist policies (sakoku)
gptkbp:startDate 1637
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shimabara
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6