The Shimabara Rebellion (島原の乱, Shimabara no ran), also known as the Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion (島原･天草の乱, Shimabara-Amakusa no ran) or Shimabara-Amakusa Ikki (島原･天草一揆), was an uprising that occurred in the Shimabara Domain of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan from 17 December 1637 to 15 April 1638.

Shimabara Rebellion, (1637–38), uprising of Japanese Roman Catholics, the failure of which virtually ended the Christian movement in 17th-century Japan and furthered government determination to isolate Japan from foreign influences.

2023年8月9日 · The Shimabara Rebellion was a peasant uprising that occurred from 17 December 1637 to 15 April 1638 in Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Economic desperation, famine, and religious persecution led...

The Shimabara Rebellion (島原の乱, Shimabara no ran) was an uprising of Japanese peasants, most of them Christians, in 1637–1638 during the Edo period. It was the last major armed conflict in Japan until the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868.

2017年3月17日 · The Shimabara Rebellion was a peasant revolt against Matsukura Katsuie of the Shimabara Domain and Terasawa Katataka of the Karatsu Domain. Fought between December 17, 1637 and April 15, 1638, the Shimabara Rebellion lasted four months.

2024年10月13日 · The Shimabara Rebellion was the largest civil conflict in Japan during the Edo period, and was one of only a handful of instances of serious unrest during the relatively peaceful period of the Tokugawa shogunate's rule.

The Shimabara Rebellion was a peasant uprising that occurred from 17 December 1637 to 15 April 1638 in Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Economic desperation, famine, and religious persecution led...

2024年6月21日 · The Shimabara Rebellion, a significant uprising in early Edo-period Japan, stands as a compelling episode in the nation’s history. Taking place between 1637 and 1638, this rebellion was sparked by oppressive taxation, economic hardships, and religious persecution.

Economic hardship and political persecution undoubtedly pressured peasants into rebellion against their lords in Shimabara and Amakusa. However, Christian influences in these regions tied together the revolt of farmers, unemployed soldiers, and other classes.

The siege of Shimabara Castle (December 12, 1637-January 8, 1638) was an unsuccessful siege of the Shimabara Castle by rebel peasants and ronin during Shimabara Rebellion.Although the castle garrison was too weak to defend the castle town, which was completely looted and burned down, the numerically superior rebels were not able to storm the heavily fortified citadel.