The Battle of Kunashiri and Menashi - The Battle of Kunashiri and Menashi

Japanese: 国後･目梨の戦 - くなしりめなしのたたかい

The last armed struggle of the Ainu people against the Matsumae clan in the early modern period. In the early modern period, it was called the "Kansei Emishi Rebellion," "Kunashiri Disturbance," or "Emishi Disturbance in Year 1 of the Kansei Era," but in modern times, it is also called the "Emishi Disturbance in Year 1 of the Kansei Era," "Kansei Rebellion," "Kunashiri-Menashi Rebellion," or "Kunashiri-Menashi Region Ainu Uprising." After the defeat in the Battle of Shakushain, the Matsumae clan's control over the Ainu people was further strengthened, and especially after the establishment of the basho contract system during the Genroku and Kyoho periods (1688-1736), the Ainu people were transformed from trading partners into laborers in the fishing grounds.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アイヌ民族の松前藩に対する近世最後の武力闘争。近世には〈寛政蝦夷乱〉〈国後騒動〉〈寛政元年蝦夷騒擾〉などと称されたが，近代以降は〈寛政元年の蝦夷騒乱〉〈寛政の乱〉〈国後･目梨の乱〉〈クナシリ･メナシ地方アイヌの蜂起〉などとも称される。　シャクシャインの戦が敗北して以来，アイヌ民族に対する松前藩の支配が一段と強化され，とりわけ元禄･享保期(1688‐1736)に場所請負制が成立するや，アイヌ民族は交易相手から漁場の労務者へと変質させられていった。

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