Katsura Ken

...Suzhou and Hangzhou were managed by Sun Long, the weaver-in-chief, but on June 3rd, more than 2,000 workers took action against the exploitation by Sun's gang, and waged a disciplined and organized struggle. They succeeded in expelling Sun Long, and won tax cuts for weavers who were on the verge of bankruptcy due to heavy taxes, demonstrating the strength of urban handicraft workers. After the incident, Ge Cheng turned himself in as the ringleader and was later released. He is revered as Ge Xian, and his tomb still stands in Suzhou. This struggle, which was mainly carried out by weavers, was widely participated in by the general public and supported by intellectuals, and is considered a typical example of the civil uprisings that occurred frequently during this period. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…蘇州と杭州を担当したのは織造太監孫隆であるが，孫一味による収奪に反対して，6月3日，2000余人の労働者は行動をおこし，規律正しい組織的な闘争をくりひろげ，孫隆の追放に成功するとともに，重税で倒産にひんしていた機戸のために減税をかちとって，都市手工業労働者の力量を示した。事件後，首謀者として自首，のちに釈放された葛成は葛賢として尊敬され，彼の墳墓は今も蘇州に存在する。織工を主力としたこの闘争は，ひろく民衆の参加があり，また知識人層からも支持され，この時期に頻発した民変の典型的な事例とされる。…

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