The revolt of Shakushain ( シャクシャインの戦い , Shakushain no tatakai ) was an Ainu rebellion against Japanese authority on Hokkaidō 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 Hokkaidō, then controlled by the Japanese ( Yamato people ).
6-588: 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, Hokkaidō . 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: The war of Shakushain stands out as
12-544: 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
18-643: The Takami Dam . Past the dam, the Shizunai river flows into Shizunai Flood Control Reservoir ( 静内調整池 , Shizunai Chōseichi ) . Past the Shizunai Dam, the river encounters Futa Dam before leaving the mountains for the flood plain. The river flows past the outlying communities of Shizunai before entering the Pacific Ocean just northwest of Shizunai harbor. The Shizunai River was designated as
24-586: 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 saké", 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
30-659: The same lines was Koshamain's Revolt in 1456. This article about the Ainu people is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shizunai River Shizunai River ( 静内川 , Shizunai-gawa ) is a river in Shinhidaka , Hokkaidō , Japan . The Shizunai River drains from the Hidaka Mountains into the Pacific Ocean . The Shizunai River was known as Shibuchari and Shibechari . This name
36-540: Was derived from Shipe-ichan , meaning "a salmon spawning place" in Ainu . The name Shizunai is derived from the Ainu language and has three possible sources: The Shizunai River flows generally southwest from its headwaters in the Hidaka mountains at the confluence of the Koikakushushibichari and Koibokushushibichari rivers. It flows into Lake Takami ( 高見湖 , Takami-ko ) , a reservoir created by
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