Shinpūren

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Shinpūren was a radical samurai group in late 19th-century Japan known for its violent opposition to Westernization and participation in the 1876 Shinpūren Rebellion.

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Surface form Occurrences
Shinpūren no Ran 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political extremist group
religious sect
samurai group
activeInPeriod late 19th century
associatedWithEvent abolition of samurai class
associatedWithPolicy Meiji Restoration reforms NERFINISHED
basedIn Kumamoto NERFINISHED
basedInDomain Higo Domain NERFINISHED
believedIn purification of Japan from foreign influence
consideredWesternInfluence pollution of Japan
country Japan
dissolvedAfter Shinpūren Rebellion NERFINISHED
hadLeader Imamura Hyōsuke NERFINISHED
Ōtaguro Tomoo NERFINISHED
historicalContext early Meiji period
ideology anti-Westernism
sonnō jōi
inspiredBy loyalism to the Emperor
nativist Shinto beliefs
language Japanese
legacy symbol of extreme anti-Western resistance in Meiji Japan
locationOfActivity Kumamoto Castle area NERFINISHED
movementType anti-modernization movement
reactionary movement
notableBattle attack on Kumamoto garrison
notableDate 1876
notableEvent Shinpūren Rebellion NERFINISHED
opposedTo Christianity NERFINISHED
Meiji government NERFINISHED
Western military practices
Westernization
conscription system
modernization of Japan
participatedIn Shinpūren Rebellion NERFINISHED
recruitedFrom Shinto priests
former samurai
rejected firearms
religiousOrientation Shinto NERFINISHED
resultOfRebellion defeat
mass executions of members
suppression by Meiji government
startTime 1870s
tactics assassination of officials
surprise night attack
usedWeapon spears
traditional swords
viewedEmperorAs divine figure

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Shinpūren Rebellion alsoKnownAs Shinpūren
this entity surface form: Shinpūren no Ran
Shinpūren Rebellion ledBy Shinpūren