Horse-borrowing Revolt

Japanese: 馬借一揆 - ばしゃくいっき

An ikki was an uprising by horse hirers, who were major land transport businesses in the late Middle Ages. It originally emerged as part of a petition by Enryaku-ji Temple, but later drew attention as a leading peasant uprising. A famous incident occurred in 1418 when several thousand horse hirers from Otsu, Omi Province (present-day Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) attacked Gion Shrine in Kyoto (present-day Yasaka Shrine). Up until this time, it was common for horse hirers from Otsu and Sakamoto in Omi Province (present-day Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) to rise up in revolts following the petitions of Enryaku-ji Temple, but after the Shocho peasant uprising in 1428, peasant uprisings demanding amnesty became frequent, and horse hirers from various regions became active in these uprisings. →Ikki / Tokusei Ikki

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Japanese:

中世後期の主要な陸上輸送業者であった馬借が蜂起した一揆。本来は延暦(えんりゃく)寺による強訴(ごうそ)の一環として登場したが，のちに土一揆の先頭を切った行動として注目された。1418年に近江国大津（現滋賀県大津市）の馬借数千人が京都祇園(ぎおん)社（現在の八坂神社）を襲った事件は有名。この頃までは，近江国の大津や坂本（現滋賀県大津市）の馬借が，延暦寺の強訴を踏襲する形で蜂起するのが一般的であったが，1428年の正長(しょうちょう)の土一揆以後，徳政を要求する土一揆が頻発し，その中で各地の馬借が活躍するようになった。→一揆／徳政一揆

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