Ikki Spirits 2 Mori No Shizuku

[Machine Translation] The Gujo Putsch, which began in 1754 as a result of the peasants' strong protest against the Gujo Domain's policy of enforcing the collection of annual tribute, lasted for five years. The revolt ended in the 8th year of the Tokugawa shogunate's reign with the deaths of many farmers and the punishment of the shogunate rulers. As I look back at the background of the revolt, I am curious about what happened to the leaders who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the peasants and to the Gujo clan officials who were punished for their actions. Why were even the shogunate punished? Was there any success in the struggle of the Gujo peasants? We would like to know the history of the revolt after it was over. I would like to think about the present day.

“郡上一揆を学ぶにあたって”宝暦四(一七五四)年、郡上藩の年貢検見取り立てによる強化策に対して、農民たちの強訴に始まる郡上一揆は五年に及び、宝暦八年、幕府裁判により農民多数の犠牲者とともに幕藩支配者側にも処罰が下るという結果で幕を閉じた。わたしは、一揆の概要や背景を今一度振り返りながら、命を惣百姓のために捧げた立百姓指導者たちや改易となった郡上藩士たちのその後が気になる。幕閣までもがなぜ処罰されたのか。郡上惣百姓たちの闘いに成果はあったのか。などなど、一揆収束後の歴史も把握しておきたい。その上で現代に想いを寄せたいと思う。