Shimabara Rebellion

Shimabara Rebellion
Part of the early Edo period
Remains of Hara castle
Date Late 1637- Early 1638 Location Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Result Tokugawa victory; Christianity in Japan driven underground
Belligerents
Tokugawa shogunate Dutch Empire	Christian rebels
Commanders and leaders
Itakura Shigemasa† Matsukura Katsuie† Matsudaira Nobutsuna Nicolaes Couckebacker	Amakusa Shirō† Masuda Yoshitsugu† Yamada Emosaku†
Strength
Over 125,000	Between 27,000 and 37,000
Casualties and losses
1900 dead, 11,000 wounded	Over 27,000 dead

Shimabara Rebellion, was an uprising in southwestern Japan. It lasted from December 17, 1637 until April 15, 1638, during the Edo period. It largely involved peasants, most of them Catholic Christians.