Beggars' Gang - Kobikidan

Japanese: 乞食団 - こじきだん

The name given to the people of the Netherlands who rose up in rebellion against the tyranny of King Philip II of Spain in 1563. In Dutch, they are called Geuzen, and in German, Geusen. In addition to the nobility, many Calvinist citizens participated, and they resisted fiercely, refusing to succumb to the severe oppression. The pirate fleet that attacked Spanish ships at sea, in cooperation with William I of Orange, became the driving force behind Dutch independence. → The Eighty Years' War

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Japanese:

1563年スペイン国王フェリペ２世の暴政に反抗して蜂起(ほうき)したネーデルラントの人びとの呼称。オランダ語ではヘーゼンGeuzen，ドイツ語ではゴイゼンGeusen。貴族のほか多数のカルバン派市民が参加して大弾圧にも屈せず猛烈に抵抗した。海上でスペイン船艦を襲った海賊船隊はオラニエ公ウィレム１世と呼応しつつオランダ独立の原動力となった。→八十年戦争

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