Ciompi Revolt

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The Ciompi Revolt was a 1378 uprising of wool workers and lower-class artisans in Florence that briefly seized political power and exposed deep social and economic tensions in the city-state.

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Revolt of the Ciompi 1
Rivolta dei Ciompi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
labor revolt
revolt
uprising
hasAlternativeName Ciompi Revolt
surface form: Revolt of the Ciompi
hasCause economic inequality in Florence
heavy taxation on the poor
political exclusion of lower classes
tensions within the Florentine guild system
unemployment and wage pressures after the Black Death
hasCountry Italy
hasEffect brief recognition of new guilds for unorganized workers
creation of new popular government in Florence
repression of lower-class movements after its defeat
strengthening of oligarchic rule in Florence
temporary political power for lower classes in Florence
hasEndTime 1378-08
hasHistoricalPeriod 14th century
Late Middle Ages
hasLanguageOfName Italian
hasLeader Michele di Lando NERFINISHED
hasLocation Florence
Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
hasOpponent Republic of Florence
surface form: Florentine oligarchy

guild leadership of Florence
wealthy merchant elite
hasOriginalName Ciompi Revolt self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rivolta dei Ciompi
hasOutcome abolition of new guilds created during the revolt
defeat of the ciompi
restoration of elite control in Florence
hasParticipant ciompi
lower-class artisans
unskilled laborers
wool carders
hasPoliticalContext conflict between popolani grassi and popolani minuti
crisis of the Florentine guild republic
hasRelatedConcept guild system
popular government
urban proletariat
hasRelatedEvent Black Death
hasSignificance challenged guild-based political order
early example of urban labor revolt in Europe
exposed deep social tensions in Florence
hasStartTime 1378-06
hasTimePeriod 1378
hasType class conflict
social conflict
tookPlaceIn wool-working district of Florence

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Ciompi Revolt hasAlternativeName Ciompi Revolt
this entity surface form: Revolt of the Ciompi
Late Middle Ages hasMajorEvent Ciompi Revolt
Ciompi Revolt hasOriginalName Ciompi Revolt self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rivolta dei Ciompi
Republic of Florence significantEvent Ciompi Revolt