Gujo Uprising

Japanese: 郡上一揆 - ぐじょういっき

An uprising occurred in Mino Province during the Edo Period. The uprising in the Enpo era (1673-1681) was against the increase in the annual tax collection by the domain, and when peasants heard that a chief retainer who did not approve of this policy was going to be assassinated, they began to protect his house. In 1683, the domain lord Endo returned to Japan and both factions were punished. The uprising in the Horeki era (1751-1764) was also against the kemidori (inspection and investigation) system, which was implemented as a measure to increase the annual tax collection, and in 1754 the rebels presented 16 articles calling for the abolition of various taxes. The domain initially accepted the uprising, but then had the village headmen agree to the kemidori system through the shogunate. The peasants again rebelled, and filed a palanquin petition against the senior councilor Sakai Tadayori. During this time, there was a split between the standing peasants and the sleeping peasants (those who had dropped out, etc.), and between the Sugimoto faction and the Kamimura faction. Finally, in 1758, the shogunate issued a ruling that confiscated the domain lord Kanamori Yorikane's land, and took measures such as removing the duties of the senior councilors, young councilors, inspectors, and financial magistrates, and 13 members of the rebellion were executed.
→ Related article Gujo Domain

Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information

Japanese:

江戸時代，美濃(みの)国で起きた一揆。延宝(えんぽう)年間（1673年−1681年）の一揆は藩の年貢(ねんぐ)増徴に反対して起きたもので，藩内でこの政策をよしとしない国家老が暗殺されると聞いた百姓らはその屋敷を守護するなどの事態に至った。1683年に藩主遠藤氏が帰国して両派とも処分された。宝暦(ほうれき)年間（1751年−1764年）の一揆もまた年貢の増徴策として実施されていた検見取(けみどり)などに反対するもので，1754年一揆勢は諸課役の廃止を求める16ヵ条を提示した。藩はいったん受けるが，幕府を通じて庄屋(しょうや)層に検見取を承知させた。百姓は再び一揆を結び，また老中(ろうじゅう)酒井忠寄に駕籠訴(かごそ)を行うなどした。この間，立(たち)百姓と寝(ね)百姓（脱落者など），杉本派・上村派の分裂などがあった。1758年ようやく幕府の裁許が出され，藩主金森頼錦(よりかね)が領知没収のほか，老中・若年寄・大目付(おおめつけ)・勘定奉行らの役義取上げなどの処分があり，一揆側は13人が処刑されている。
→関連項目郡上藩

出典　株式会社平凡社百科事典マイペディアについて　情報

<<: Gujo Dance

>>: Gujranwala (English spelling)