Kizugawa Rebellion
Kizugawa Rebellion 西原戦争 |
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Kizugawa Castle |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Empire of Nakahara | Kizugawa Domain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Emperor: Emperor Nakamura Imperial Army: Yamada Terumoto Matsuzaki Hitoshi | Leader: Yokozawa Haruka Yokoyama Shinobu Takahashi Noriaki† |
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60,000 | 5,000 (firstly) 24,000 (later) |
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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.