Gunnai Soudou - Gunnai Soudou

Japanese: 郡内騒動 - ぐんないそうどう

A peasant uprising that began in the Gunnai region of Kai Province (around Tsuru County) in 1836 and spread throughout Kai Province. It is also known as the Kai Province Uprising or Tenpo Disturbance. The poor harvest since 1833 caused serious problems such as rising rice prices in the Gunnai region, and on August 15, 1836, a rice shop in Yamura (present-day Tsuru City, Yamanashi Prefecture) was destroyed. On the 21st of the same month, the rebels in Gunnai led by Jizaemon (also known as Takeshichi) of Shimowada Village (present-day Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture) advanced into the Kuninaka region (around the Kofu Basin), and poor farmers from the Kuninaka region joined in, spreading the disturbance throughout Kai Province. The defenses of the Kofu duty station and the magistrate's office were rendered ineffective, and the revolt was finally put down by the deployment of soldiers from the Shinano Takato Domain. About 300 houses were destroyed and about 630 people were captured.

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Japanese:

1836年甲斐国郡内地方（都留(つる)郡一帯）で始まり，甲斐一国に波及した百姓一揆。甲斐一国一揆・天保騒動ともいう。1833年以来の凶作により郡内地方では米価高騰などが深刻となり，1836年８月15日には谷村(やむら)（現山梨県都留市）の米屋の打毀が起こった。同月21日郡内の一揆勢は下和田村（現山梨県大月市）治左衛門（武七とも）らに指導されて国中(くになか)地方（甲府盆地一帯）に進出，国中地方の貧農層が加わり，騒動は甲斐一国に波及。甲府勤番・代官所の防備は無力化し，信濃高遠藩兵らの出動によってようやく鎮圧。打毀された家は約300軒，捕らえられた者は約630名に及んだ。

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