Samurai rebellions and resistance to conscription (1873-1877)

1. Conscription proclamation sets off national backlash

   Dec 28, 1872Labels: Meiji government, Conscription proclamation

   • Japan Society
   • JpnWiki Conscription

2. Conscription Ordinance takes effect nationwide

   Jan 10, 1873Labels: Conscription Ordinance, Meiji state

   • Japan Society
   • Ritsumeikan Museum
   • IJA overview

3. “Blood tax” riots erupt against conscription

   Mar 1, 1873Labels: Blood tax, Rural protesters

   • Blood tax riots
   • JpnWiki Conscription

4. Saga Rebellion challenges Meiji rule in Kyūshū

   Feb 16, 1874Labels: Saga Rebellion, Saga domain

   • Saga Rebellion
   • Japan Society

5. Sword-carrying ban (Haitō Edict) removes key status symbol

   Mar 28, 1876Labels: Hait Edict, Sword ban

   • Hait Edict

6. Stipends abolished and converted into government bonds

   Aug 5, 1876Labels: Stipend abolition, Government bonds

   • JpnWiki Chitsuroku

7. Shinpūren rebellion attacks Kumamoto garrison

   Oct 24, 1876Labels: Shinp ren, Kumamoto garrison

   • Shinp ren rebellion

8. Akizuki rebellion follows Shinpūren example

   Oct 27, 1876Labels: Akizuki rebellion, Former samurai

   • Akizuki rebellion
   • Shinp ren rebellion

9. Hagi Rebellion breaks out in former Chōshū lands

   Oct 28, 1876Labels: Hagi Rebellion, Maebara Issei

   • Hagi Rebellion

10. Satsuma Rebellion begins under Saigō Takamori

    Jan 29, 1877Labels: Satsuma Rebellion, Saig Takamori

    • Satsuma Rebellion
    • Britannica Satsuma

11. Battle of Shiroyama ends the Satsuma Rebellion

    Sep 24, 1877Labels: Battle of, Kagoshima

    • Battle of Shiroyama
    • Satsuma Rebellion

12. Aftermath: conscript state consolidates, samurai resistance fades

    Dec 1, 1877Labels: Meiji consolidation, Conscript state

    • Britannica Saig
    • Japan Society