Shinpūren Rebellion
E102619
The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shinpūren Rebellion canonical | 2 |
| Akizuki Rebellion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T837996 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shinpūren Rebellion Context triple: [Satsuma Rebellion, precededBy, Shinpūren Rebellion]
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A.
Hōgen Rebellion
The Hōgen Rebellion was a brief but pivotal 1156 civil war in Japan that marked the beginning of samurai dominance and the decline of imperial court authority.
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B.
Satsuma Rebellion
The Satsuma Rebellion was an 1877 uprising of disaffected samurai against Japan’s rapidly modernizing Meiji government, marking the last major armed resistance to its centralizing reforms.
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C.
Boshin War
The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
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D.
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
The Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea was an 1894 popular uprising of impoverished peasants and followers of the Donghak (Eastern Learning) movement against corrupt officials and social injustice, which drew foreign intervention and helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shinpūren Rebellion Target entity description: The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
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A.
Hōgen Rebellion
The Hōgen Rebellion was a brief but pivotal 1156 civil war in Japan that marked the beginning of samurai dominance and the decline of imperial court authority.
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B.
Satsuma Rebellion
The Satsuma Rebellion was an 1877 uprising of disaffected samurai against Japan’s rapidly modernizing Meiji government, marking the last major armed resistance to its centralizing reforms.
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C.
Boshin War
The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
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D.
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
The Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea was an 1894 popular uprising of impoverished peasants and followers of the Donghak (Eastern Learning) movement against corrupt officials and social injustice, which drew foreign intervention and helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rebellion
ⓘ
uprising ⓘ |
| aftermath |
increased government vigilance against samurai unrest
ⓘ
reinforcement of central government authority ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shinpūren
ⓘ
surface form:
Shinpūren no Ran
|
| casualties | heavy losses among rebels ⓘ |
| cause |
discontent with Meiji reforms
ⓘ
loss of samurai stipends ⓘ perceived erosion of traditional Japanese values ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | conflict between traditionalism and modernization in Japan ⓘ |
| endDate | 1876-10-25 ⓘ |
| government |
Meiji oligarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji government
|
| historicalCategory | Meiji-era internal conflict ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-Westernism
ⓘ
sonnō jōi ⓘ |
| ledBy | Shinpūren ⓘ |
| location |
Kumamoto Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Kumamoto
Kumamoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ |
| militaryContext | early Imperial Japanese Army consolidation ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Meiji oligarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji government
Westernization ⓘ abandonment of the samurai class ⓘ conscription system ⓘ modernization policies of the Meiji era ⓘ |
| participant |
former samurai
ⓘ
radical samurai ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Japan ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Akizuki Rebellion
ⓘ
Hagi Rebellion ⓘ Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | Shinto fundamentalism ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the rebels
ⓘ
suppression by government forces ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrated resistance to rapid Westernization in Japan
ⓘ
one of the samurai rebellions against the Meiji state ⓘ |
| startDate | 1876-10-24 ⓘ |
| target |
Imperial Japanese Army garrison at Kumamoto Castle
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese Army units in Kumamoto
Kumamoto garrison ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
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| year | 1876 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Shinpūren Rebellion Description of subject: The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Akizuki Rebellion