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Japan's Hidden Christians and the Shimabara Rebellion

Japan's Hidden Christians and the Shimabara Rebellion

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While most history episodes focus on shoguns and samurai, Episode 230 explores the hidden world of Japan’s early modern religious minorities. We examine the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637–1638, a massive uprising driven by both feudal oppression and the desperate survival of Kakure Kirishitan, or hidden Christians. Lucas and Luna trace how the Portuguese introduction of firearms and Catholicism initially flourished under Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, only to be crushed by Tokugawa Iemitsu’s paranoid consolidation of power. The episode details the siege of Hara Castle, where thousands of peasants, led by Amakusa Shirō, held off the largest army in Japanese history for months. We discuss the brutal aftermath, including the execution of the young leader and the implementation of Sakoku, the national isolation policy that would seal Japan’s borders for over two centuries. This is not just a story of war, but of faith, silence, and the human cost of political control. #ShimabaraRebellion #AmakusaShiro #HaraCastle #KakureKirishitan #TokugawaIemitsu #Sakoku #JapaneseHistory #ChristianityInJapan #EdoPeriod #SamuraiWarfare #FexingoHistory #AsianHistory #HiddenChristians #MeijiEra #RyukyuKingdom #Nagasaki #MatsumotoCastle #Bushido #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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