Editing Shimabara Rebellion

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The '''Shimabara Rebellion''' was a peasant and [[samurai]] uprising in the {{Wiki|Shimabara Domain}} of [[Kyushu]], [[Japan]], during the early [[Tokugawa shogunate]], lasting from 17 December 1637 to 15 April 1638.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Shimabara Rebellion}}</ref>

A group of local samurai and peasants rebelled against the shogunate due to their discontent over the {{Wiki|Matsukura Katsuie|daimyō}}'s policies that led to overtaxation and famine. The alliance took over the abandoned {{Wiki|Hara Castle}}<ref name="Wiki"/> and held off attempts by Tokugawa forces to pacify them for months, defeating many ninja and spies, before reinforcements finally managed to stave off the rebellion.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 02">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 2: The Unification of Japan</ref>

The shogunate later publicized the uprising as a result of foreign interference, with the whole affair being orchestrated by foreign Christian powers who supported the peasants. The government shuttered international trade, maintaining relations with only a few countries, such as [[China]] and [[Korea]], at specific ports. The only [[Europe]]an power with which trade was maintained was the [[Netherlands|Dutch Empire]], which continued at the artificial island of {{Wiki|Dejima}}, off the coast of [[Nagasaki]].<ref name="Echoes Shadows 02"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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