Oshio Rebellion

Japanese: 大塩の乱 - おおしおのらん

A rebellion started by Oshio Heihachiro and others in Osaka in 1837. Oshio rose up with his disciples and wealthy farmers from nearby farming villages to help the poor. They set fire to the town, attacked Senba, destroyed the storehouses of wealthy merchants such as the Konoike family, and gave money and rice to the poor, but the rebellion was put down in a day by the military forces of the Osaka castle lord and neighboring feudal domains, and Oshio committed suicide. As Oshio was a former and respected yoriki (police officer), the impact of this incident was great, and peasant uprisings calling themselves the "Oshio Party" continued.
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Japanese:

1837年大坂で大塩平八郎らが起こした反乱。大塩は窮民救済のため門下の者，近在農村の富農とともに決起。町に火を放ち，船場を襲い，鴻池家などの豪商の蔵を打ち毀(こわ)し，金や米穀を窮民に与えたが，大坂城代，近隣諸藩の武力によって１日で鎮圧され，大塩は自殺。大塩が声望のある元与力であったところから，この事件の影響は大きく，〈大塩一党〉と自称する百姓一揆(いっき)が続いた。
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