Aga Ikki - Agaiikki

Japanese: 英賀一揆 - あがいっき

This uprising was centered around the Ikko sect Hontoku-ji Temple in Akiga, Harima Province (present-day Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture) and was part of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji Rebellion, which fought against Hashiba Hideyoshi. Akiga developed as a port town in the late Middle Ages. It was initially ruled by the magistrates of the Akamatsu clan, the guardians of Harima, but eventually an autonomous association was formed around the powerful Otonashiyu (chief priest) Miki clan. The Ikko sect expanded in the late 15th century, and in 1515 (Eisho 12), the Ikko sect temple Hontoku-ji Temple was founded as the center of the Harima religious group, and a temple town was formed within the temple. The Akiga chief priests, who had become followers, served Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple in the mid-16th century.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

播磨国英賀(現，兵庫県姫路市)の一向宗本徳寺を中心に，石山本願寺一揆の一環として羽柴秀吉と戦った一揆。英賀は中世後期に港町として発展した。はじめ播磨守護赤松氏の代官が支配し，やがて有力長衆（おとなしゆ）三木氏を中心に自治的結合が成立した。15世紀末に一向宗が伸展し，1515年(永正12)播磨教団の中心として一家衆寺院本徳寺が創建され，寺内町が形成された。門徒化した英賀長衆は16世紀中葉に石山本願寺に出仕していた。

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