Dacke War

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The Dacke War was a major 16th-century peasant rebellion in southern Sweden led by Nils Dacke against the centralizing policies and heavy taxation of King Gustav I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
peasant rebellion
aftermath harsher control over Småland
strengthening of royal authority in Sweden
alsoKnownAs Dacke Feud NERFINISHED
Dacke Uprising NERFINISHED
cause centralizing policies of the Swedish crown
heavy taxation
resentment against Gustav I’s reforms
chronology 16th century
combatant forces loyal to Gustav I
rebels loyal to Nils Dacke
conflictType rural uprising
tax revolt
country Sweden
endTime 1543
governmentOpponent Swedish monarchy under Gustav I NERFINISHED
hasConsequence execution of rebel leaders
increased centralization of the Swedish state
hasPart guerrilla warfare in forested areas
historicalPeriod Early Modern period NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED
involves attacks on royal officials
blockade of trade routes
leader Nils Dacke NERFINISHED
location Småland NERFINISHED
southern Sweden NERFINISHED
namedAfter Nils Dacke NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the largest peasant rebellions in Swedish history
opponent Gustav I of Sweden NERFINISHED
opposedReform church reforms of Gustav I
participant Swedish peasants
royal Swedish forces
partOf Swedish Reformation era NERFINISHED
history of Sweden
precededBy local unrest over taxes in Småland
religiousContext Lutheran Reformation in Sweden
result defeat of the rebellion
royal victory
significantPerson Gustav I of Sweden NERFINISHED
Nils Dacke NERFINISHED
socialBase freeholding peasants
local minor nobility sympathetic to rebels
startTime 1542

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