Tag: Catholicism

The Shimabara Rebellion

December 11, 2023 justin-david-hebert Early Edo, Season 11 Comments Off on The Shimabara Rebellion

As the Bakufu continued to persecute Christianity, and certain daimyo continued taxing their subjects at punitive rates, a rebellion broke out in Kyushu in 1637 which would prove to be the end of any remaining tolerance the Shogunate had for foreign elements in Japan.

Shikoku and Kyushu

August 24, 2023 justin-david-hebert Azuchi-Momoyama, Season 10 Comments Off on Shikoku and Kyushu
Season 10, Episode 8: Shikoku and Kyushu
The mon (crest) of the Chosokabe Clan. Source: 百楽兎, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Chosokabe Motochika, the daimyo of the Chosokabe Clan who unified nearly the whole of Shikoku before it was invaded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Source: Public Domain
A statue of Chosokabe Motochika, which I have to say objectively looks pretty awesome. Source: photock, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The mon (crest) of the Shimazu Clan, who unified nearly the whole of Kyushu before Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s conquest. Source: Public Domain
A statue of Shimazu Yoshihisa, the daimyo of the Shimazu Clan credited with the near-total conquest of Kyushu. Source: Ginger1192, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons