Hagi Rebellion
E104856
The Hagi Rebellion was a short-lived 1876 samurai uprising in Japan’s Chōshū domain, reflecting discontent with the Meiji government’s modernization policies and foreshadowing larger revolts like the Satsuma Rebellion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hagi Rebellion canonical | 2 |
| foreshadowed the Satsuma Rebellion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T837998 — 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: Hagi Rebellion Context triple: [Satsuma Rebellion, precededBy, Hagi Rebellion]
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A.
Shinpūren Rebellion
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Siege of Kumamoto Castle
The Siege of Kumamoto Castle was a pivotal 1877 engagement in Japan’s Satsuma Rebellion, where government forces successfully withstood a prolonged assault by samurai rebels, marking a turning point in the conflict.
- 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: Hagi Rebellion Target entity description: The Hagi Rebellion was a short-lived 1876 samurai uprising in Japan’s Chōshū domain, reflecting discontent with the Meiji government’s modernization policies and foreshadowing larger revolts like the Satsuma Rebellion.
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A.
Shinpūren Rebellion
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Siege of Kumamoto Castle
The Siege of Kumamoto Castle was a pivotal 1877 engagement in Japan’s Satsuma Rebellion, where government forces successfully withstood a prolonged assault by samurai rebels, marking a turning point in the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed rebellion
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historical event ⓘ samurai uprising ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endTime | 1876 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abolition of the samurai class stipends
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centralization of political power under Meiji government ⓘ discontent with Meiji government modernization policies ⓘ military reforms reducing samurai role ⓘ samurai dissatisfaction with loss of status ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
demonstrated military superiority of conscript army over samurai forces
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reinforced Meiji government determination to suppress samurai revolts ⓘ |
| hasType | regional revolt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Chōshū Domain
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surface form:
Chōshū domain
Hagi ⓘ Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Meiji oligarchy
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surface form:
Meiji government
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| participant |
Imperial Japanese government forces
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surface form:
Meiji government forces
former samurai of Chōshū domain ⓘ |
| partOf | series of samurai uprisings in early Meiji period ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Meiji Restoration
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Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ Shinpūren Rebellion ⓘ abolition of the han system ⓘ conscription in Japan ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the rebels
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suppression by government forces ⓘ |
| shortDescription | short-lived 1876 samurai uprising in Japan’s Chōshū domain ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to growing tensions between former samurai and Meiji state
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Hagi Rebellion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
foreshadowed the Satsuma Rebellion
illustrated resistance to rapid modernization in Japan ⓘ reflected samurai discontent with Meiji reforms ⓘ |
| startTime | 1876 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hagi Rebellion Description of subject: The Hagi Rebellion was a short-lived 1876 samurai uprising in Japan’s Chōshū domain, reflecting discontent with the Meiji government’s modernization policies and foreshadowing larger revolts like the Satsuma Rebellion.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
foreshadowed the Satsuma Rebellion