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Shakushain's revolt
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Part of the
Ainu rebellions
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Monument to Shakushain at the site of the surrender
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Date
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Location
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Result
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Japanese victory
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Belligerents
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Matsumae clan
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Ainu
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Commanders and leaders
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Shakushain
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The
revolt of Shakushain
(
シャクシャインの?い
,
Shakushain no tatakai
)
was an
Ainu
rebellion against Japanese authority on
Hokkaid?
between 1669 and 1672. It was led by Ainu chieftain Shakushain against the
Matsumae clan
, who represented Japanese trading and governmental interests in the area of Hokkaid?, then controlled by the Japanese (
Yamato people
).
The war began as a fight for resources between Shakushain's people and a rival Ainu clan in the Shibuchari River (
Shizunai River
) basin of what is now
Shinhidaka, Hokkaid?
. The war developed into a last try by the Ainu to keep their political independence and regain control over the terms of their trade relations with the Yamato people.
According to scholar Brett Walker:
[1]
The war of Shakushain stands out as a watershed event in the history of the conquest of
Ezo
. Shakushain exploded onto the scene as a charismatic leader who proved able to bridge regional differences among Ainu communities, threatening to unite them against the Japanese intrusion from the south. The
Tokugawa shogunate
reacted by solidifying its own united front of military allies in the northeast, replacing local Matsumae generals with men of its own choosing, thus illustrating its self-appointed role as defender of the realm.
At the end of 1669, Shakushain's forces surrendered to the Matsumae. The two sides exchanged gifts and negotiated a peace settlement; however, while Ainu generals celebrated with "liberal helpings of sake",
[
attribution needed
]
[
citation needed
]
they were assassinated by Matsumae warriors. Shakushain was among those killed that day.
The only other comparable large-scale revolt by Ainu against Japanese rule was the
Menashi-Kunashir Battle
of 1789. An earlier rebellion along the same lines was
Koshamain's Revolt
in 1456.
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