Kizugawa Rebellion

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Kizugawa Rebellion
西原戦争
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Kizugawa Castle
Date January 13 to August 18, 1871
Location Ayukawa Prefecture, Suruga Prefecture, Oshima Prefecture
Result Imperial Nakahara Victory, Yokozawa Haruka exiled to Kanade
Belligerents
Flag of Nakahara.svg Empire of Nakahara Oda Kamon.svg Kizugawa Domain
Commanders and leaders
Emperor: Emperor Nakamura
Imperial Army: Yamada Terumoto
Matsuzaki Hitoshi
Leader: Yokozawa Haruka
Yokoyama Shinobu
Takahashi Noriaki
Strength
60,000 5,000 (firstly)
24,000 (later)
Casualties and losses
6,278 dead
9,523 wounded
about 24,000 (either killed or surrendered)

The Kizugawa Rebellion (西原戦争 Nishihara Sensō (Nishihara War)?) was a revolt of disaffected samurai against the new economy system imposed by Imperial Nakahara, 5 years after the Nakahara Boshin War and the process of Nakamura restoration. The leader Yokozawa Haruka was against the heavy capitalism on the new system in exchange of westernization progression within the country. The rebellion lasted from January 13, 1871 until August of that year, when it was decisively crushed. Kizugawa Rebellion is noted as the ignition of the later 1883 Nagawa riot and following revolt in Shinkyo leading to more moderate Liberal conservatism which modern Nakahara have.

Background

Despite of rapid industrialization of Nakahara after the end of Boshin War, inequality between the merchant and working classes on Nakahara rises.

Prelude

Battle of Nishihara

Aftermath

Effect on modern Nakahara

Link to the Anti-western Sentiment during early 20th century

The driving force of Kizugawa Rebellion can be linked to the rise of anti-western sentiment dissident of Nakahara who took over the government and start of Great War.