Akizuki Rebellion

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The Akizuki Rebellion was an 1876 samurai uprising in Akizuki, Japan, protesting the Meiji government's rapid modernization and loss of traditional samurai privileges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
samurai rebellion
uprising
aim overthrow of local Meiji authorities
restoration of traditional samurai order
chronologyWithin late 19th century Japanese internal conflicts
combatant Akizuki domain samurai
Fukuoka Prefecture rebels
conflictType anti-government rebellion
reaction against modernization
country Japan
endTime 1876-10-28
followedBy Satsuma Rebellion NERFINISHED
follows Saga Rebellion NERFINISHED
Shinpūren Rebellion NERFINISHED
hasCause abolition of samurai class privileges
ban on wearing swords in public
commutation of samurai stipends into government bonds
discontent with Meiji government modernization policies
loss of samurai social status
hasEffect further weakening of samurai resistance to Meiji reforms
reinforcement of Meiji government authority
historicalPeriod Meiji era NERFINISHED
leader Inoue Tsugumichi NERFINISHED
Masuda Shizukata NERFINISHED
Tani Tateki NERFINISHED
location Akizuki NERFINISHED
Fukuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kyushu NERFINISHED
motive defense of bushido values
opposition to Westernization
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Meiji government NERFINISHED
outcome arrest and punishment of participants
execution of rebel leaders
participant Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED
Meiji government forces NERFINISHED
former samurai
partOf samurai rebellions during the Meiji period
pointInTime Meiji 9
relatedTo Haitōrei sword abolition edict NERFINISHED
Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED
Satsuma Rebellion NERFINISHED
Shinpūren Rebellion NERFINISHED
abolition of the han system
result defeat of rebel samurai
suppression of the uprising by government forces
significantEvent march of rebel samurai from Akizuki toward Kumamoto
startTime 1876-10-27

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Shinpūren Rebellion relatedEvent Akizuki Rebellion