Akizuki Rebellion - Akizuki no Ran

A samurai rebellion occurred in Akizuki (Asakura City), Fukuoka Prefecture, from October 26 to November 3, 1876 (Meiji 9). Former Akizuki domain samurai Miyazaki Shanosuke, Iso Jun, Imamura Hyakuhachiro and others had long advocated the expansion of national sovereignty and opposed various government policies, and had allied with the Kumamoto Keishinto Party and Maehara Issei of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Upon hearing of the Keishinto Party's outburst (the Shinpuren Rebellion) in October 1876, Miyazaki and several hundred other samurai marched their troops to Toyots (Miyako Town) to join Maehara and others in Hagi. However, they were ambushed by soldiers from the Kokura Garrison and retreated into the mountains of Mt. Hiko, while Miyazaki and Iso demanded disbandment and committed suicide, while Imamura and 50 to 60 others continued to fight in the Akizuki region, and many were captured. This was one of the samurai rebellions that erupted in various places in opposition to the tyranny of the government officials after the collapse of the debate over the expedition to Korea in 1873 (Meiji 6) (the Meiji 6th year political uprising).

[Takaaki Ikai]

"Seinankiden, Volume 1, 2" (1908, Black Dragon Society Headquarters) ▽ "Goto Yasushi, Research on Samurai Rebellions" (1967, Aoki Shoten)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

1876年（明治9）10月26日から11月3日にかけて福岡県秋月（朝倉(あさくら)市）に起こった士族の反乱。旧秋月藩士宮崎車之助(みやざきしゃのすけ)、磯淳(いそじゅん)、今村百八郎(いまむらひゃくはちろう)らは、かねてから国権拡張を主張して政府の諸政策に反対し、熊本の敬神(けいしん)党や山口県萩(はぎ)の前原一誠(まえはらいっせい)らと連携していた。1876年10月、敬神党の暴発（神風連(しんぷうれん)の乱）に接するや、宮崎ら士族二百数十名は、萩の前原らに合流しようとして兵を豊津(とよつ)（みやこ町）に進めた。しかし小倉(こくら)鎮台兵の奇襲にあい、英彦山(ひこさん)山中に退却、宮崎、磯らは解散を主張して自害し、今村ら50～60名はなおも秋月地方に転戦し、多くは捕らえられた。1873年（明治6）の征韓論争の破裂（明治六年の政変）以後、有司(ゆうし)専制に反対して各地で激発した士族反乱の一つである。

［猪飼隆明］

『『西南記伝　上巻2』（1908・黒龍会本部）』▽『後藤靖著『士族反乱の研究』（1967・青木書店）』

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