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Shimabara Rebellion: The Christian Revolt That Isolated Medieval
Japan
By: guest55 Date: May 29, 2022, 11:16 am
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Shimabara Rebellion: The [JUDEO]-Christian Revolt That Isolated
Medieval Japan DOCUMENTARY
[quote]Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series
on the history of Japan continues with an episode episode on the
Shimabara rebellion - the Christian revolt that happened in
Japan in 1637-1638 and led to the closing of Japan to all
foreigners. This video will focus on the battle of Hara
Castle[/quote]
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[quote]The Shimabara Rebellion
(島原の乱, Shimabara no ran), also known
as the Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion
(島原･天草の乱,
Shimabara-Amakusa no ran) or Shimabara-Amakusa Ikki
(島原･天草一揆), was
an uprising that occurred in the Shimabara Domain of the
Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan from 17 December 1637 to 15 April
1638.
Matsukura Katsuie, the daimyō of the Shimabara Domain,
enforced unpopular policies set by his father Matsukura
Shigemasa that drastically raised taxes to construct the new
Shimabara Castle and violently prohibited Christianity. In
December 1637, an alliance of local rōnin and mostly
Catholic peasants led by Amakusa Shirō rebelled against the
Tokugawa shogunate due to discontent over Katsuie's policies.
The Tokugawa Shogunate sent a force of over 125,000 troops
supported by the Dutch to suppress the rebels and defeated them
after a lengthy siege against their stronghold at Hara Castle in
Minamishimabara.
Following the successful suppression of the rebellion,
Shirō and an estimated 37,000 rebels and sympathizers were
executed by beheading, and the Portuguese traders suspected of
helping them were expelled from Japan. Katsuie was investigated
for misruling, and was eventually beheaded in Edo, becoming the
only daimyō to be executed during the Edo period. The
Shimabara Domain was given to Kōriki Tadafusa. Japan's
policies of national seclusion and persecution of Christianity
were tightened until the Bakumatsu in the 1850s.
The Shimabara Rebellion was the largest civil conflict in Japan
during the Edo period, and was one of only a handful of
instances of serious unrest during the relatively peaceful
period of the Tokugawa shogunate's rule.[2][/quote]
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Re: Shimabara Rebellion: The Christian Revolt That Isolated Medi
eval Japan
By: 90sRetroFan Date: May 31, 2022, 11:55 pm
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[quote]Isolated Medieval Japan[/quote]
Unfortunately the isolation did not last long. Next thing you
know:
HTML https://www.yahoo.com/news/rediscovered-footage-empress-teimei-crown-005259673.html
[quote]Century-old footage of Empress Teimei and Crown Prince
Hirohito was recently discovered at a university in Ise, giving
modern viewers an ultra-rare glimpse into an early 20th century
Japan.
...
The footage shows a modernized Japan with horse-drawn carriages
and men and women in Western-inspired attire. The men sporting
formal suits and top hats and the women in floor-length dresses
with plume-adorned hats stand in stark contrast to the
traditional buildings of the time period.
Soldiers are also shown marching in the rigidly postured style
of British soldiers, moving forward with even steps in a
straight file line.[/quote]
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Re: Re: Shimabara Rebellion: The Christian Revolt That Isolated
Medieval Japan
By: Zhang Caizhi Date: June 1, 2022, 2:13 am
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When did the current dynasty of Japan get Westernization?
Also, did Emperor Hirohito order the Japanese generals during
WW2 or be the figurehead monitored by his generals?
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Re: Re: Shimabara Rebellion: The Christian Revolt That Isolated
Medieval Japan
By: 90sRetroFan Date: June 1, 2022, 10:35 pm
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"When did the current dynasty of Japan get Westernization?"
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakumatsu
[quote]In the morning of July 16, 1863, under sanction by
Minister Pruyn, in an apparent swift response to the attack on
the Pembroke, the U.S. frigate USS Wyoming under Captain
McDougal sailed into the strait and single-handedly engaged the
U.S.-built but poorly manned fleet. For almost two hours before
withdrawing, McDougal sank one Japanese vessel and severely
damaged the other two, along with some forty Japanese
casualties, while the Wyoming suffered extensive damage with
fourteen crew dead or wounded.
On the heels of McDougal's engagement, two weeks later a French
landing force of two warships, the Tancrède and the Dupleix, and
250 men under Captain Benjamin Jaurès swept into Shimonoseki and
destroyed a small town, together with at least one artillery
emplacement.
In August 1863, the Bombardment of Kagoshima took place, in
retaliation for the Namamugi incident and the murder of the
English trader Richardson. The Royal Navy bombarded Kagoshima
and sunk several ships. Satsuma however later negotiated and
paid 25,000 pounds, but did not remit Richardson's killers, and
in exchange obtained an agreement by Great Britain to supply
steam warships to Satsuma. The conflict actually became the
starting point of a close relationship between Satsuma and Great
Britain, which became major allies in the ensuing Boshin War.
From the start, the Satsuma Province had generally been in
favour of the opening and modernization of Japan.[/quote]
HTML https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_(era)
[quote]Dissatisfied with the pace of reform after having
rejoined the Council of State in 1875, Itagaki organized his
followers and other democratic proponents into the nationwide
Aikokusha (Society of Patriots) to push for representative
government in 1878. In 1881, in an action for which he is best
known, Itagaki helped found the Jiyūtō (Liberal
Party), which favored French political doctrines.
In 1882, Ōkuma Shigenobu established the Rikken
Kaishintō (Constitutional Progressive Party), which called
for a British-style constitutional democracy.
...
Iwakura and other conservatives borrowed heavily from the
Prussian constitutional system.
...
Five hundred people from the old court nobility, former daimyo,
and samurai who had provided valuable service to the Emperor
were organized into a new peerage, the Kazoku, consisting of
five ranks: prince, marquis, count, viscount, and baron.
...
In 1885, noted public intellectual Yukichi Fukuzawa wrote the
influential essay "Leaving Asia", arguing that Japan should
orient itself at the "civilized countries of the West", leaving
behind the "hopelessly backward" Asian neighbors, namely Korea
and China.
...
The elite class of the Meiji era adapted many aspects of
Victorian taste, as seen in the construction of Western-style
pavilions and reception rooms called yōkan or yōma in
their homes. These parts of Meiji homes were displayed in
popular magazines of the time, such as Ladies' Graphic, which
portrayed the often empty rooms of the homes of the aristocracy
of all levels, including the imperial palaces. Integrating
Western cultural forms with an assumed, untouched native
Japanese spirit was characteristic of Meiji society, especially
at the top levels, and represented Japan's search for a place
within a new world power system in which European colonial
empires dominated.[9]
...
The Emperor issued a proclamation promoting Western dress over
the allegedly effeminate Japanese dress.[13] Fukuzawa Yukichi's
descriptions of Western clothing and customs were
influential.[14] So Western dress became popular in the public
sphere: many men adopted Western dress in the workplace
...
It inaugurated a new Western-based education system for all
young people, sent thousands of students to the United States
and Europe, and hired more than 3,000 Westerners to teach modern
science, mathematics, technology, and foreign languages in Japan
(O-yatoi gaikokujin).
In 1871, a group of Japanese politicians known as the Iwakura
Mission toured Europe and the US to learn western ways.
...
Domestic commercial activities and limited foreign trade had met
the demands for material culture until the Keiō era, but
the modernized Meiji era had radically different requirements.
From the onset, the Meiji rulers embraced the concept of a
market economy and adopted British and North American forms of
free enterprise capitalism.
...
As Western imports became popular, demand for Japanese art
declined within Japan itself.[36]
...
The Meiji era saw a renewed interest in lacquer as artists
developed new designs and experimented with new textures and
finishes. Foremost among these was Shibata Zeshin,[44] who has
been called "Japan's greatest lacquerer".[45] The appeal of his
highly original style was in the choice of motifs and subject
matter rather than embedded gold and silver. He placed lacquer
panels in frames, imitating Western oil paintings.[46]
...
The career of porcelain artist Makuzu Kōzan is an archetype
for the trajectory of Meiji art.[53] He was passionate about
preserving traditional influences, but adopted new technologies
from the West.[53] He was an entrepreneur as well as an artist,
organizing a workshop with many artisans[54] and actively
promoting his work at international exhibitions, travelling
extensively in Europe.[55] As his career went on, he adopted
more Western influences on his decoration[56]
...
Gradually, Western music became an integral part of the Japanese
culture where the importance of Western music was undertaken as
a part of a social project. The military bands played prominent
role in the society. That included public concerts of Western
music, which were held in a famous Rokumeikan Hall and Hibiya
Open-Air stage in Tokyo, performing marches, patriotic music and
European composers’ works
...
The great impact in the choral music development was made by
Ukrainian musicians: conductors Yakov Tikhai (served in the
Orthodox mission from 1874 to 1886) and Dmytro Livovsky (served
in the Orthodox mission from 1880 to 1921). They organized the
first traditional choirs in Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Tokyo
(known as Nikolai-do), taught music in Tokyo Theological
Seminary, completed and published the first musical score
collections, educated the first Japanese choir conductors and
music teachers.
...
The educational field also was a major way for adopting
Western-style music.[67] The educational reforms were led by
Isawa Shūji (1851-1917) and Luther Whiting Mason
(1828-1896). In 1880, the Music Research Institute in Tokyo
(Ongaku Torishirabe Gakari), headed by Izawa Shuji, was founded.
The Institute had three main tasks: 1) to introduce compulsory
music teaching in schools, to introduce Western-style
songs;[/quote]
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Re: Re: Shimabara Rebellion: The Christian Revolt That Isolated
Medieval Japan
By: Zhang Caizhi Date: June 1, 2022, 11:14 pm
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It's rather strange. The Japanese general officers promoted an
anti-colonial war, but they still recognized their emperor,
Hirohito, as their commander-in-chief.
Was the emperor the real driving force of the war considering
his general officers' loyalty to him?
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Re: Shimabara Rebellion: The Christian Revolt That Isolated Medi
eval Japan
By: 90sRetroFan Date: December 18, 2024, 5:03 pm
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Best comment:
[quote]All this because of an emperor who have an obsession on
Western culture.[/quote]
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