Ikkō-ikki, the Glossary
were rebellious or autonomous groups of people that were formed in several regions of Japan in the 15th-16th centuries; backed up by the power of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, they opposed the rule of governors or daimyō.[1]
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57 relations: Amitābha, Arquebus, Asakura clan, Asakura Norikage, Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Azai clan, Ōnin War, Battle of Azukizaka (1564), Battle of Sendanno, Buddhism, Confederation, Daimyo, Echizen Province, George Sansom, Hongan-ji, Ikkō-shū, Indiana University Press, Ise Province, Ishiyama Hongan-ji, Ishiyama Hongan-ji War, James C. Dobbins, Japan, Jōdo Shinshū, Jōdo-shū, Jizamurai, Kaga ikki, Kaga Province, Kaga Rebellion, Kakure nenbutsu, Kōsa, Kyoto, Late Middle Japanese, Mōri clan, Mikawa Province, Militarism, Monshu, Nagao Tamekage, Nagashima, Naginata, Naraka (Buddhism), Nianfo, Oda Nobunaga, Osaka, Owari Province, Princeton University Press, Rennyo, Sōhei, Sengoku period, Shinran, ... Expand index (7 more) »
- 16th-century rebels
- Buddhism in the Azuchi–Momoyama period
- Buddhism in the Muromachi period
- Former countries in Japanese history
- Japanese rebels
- Japanese warriors
Amitābha
Amitābha (अमिताभ; 'Infinite Light') is the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism.
Arquebus
An arquebus is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century.
Asakura clan
The is a Japanese kin group.
See Ikkō-ikki and Asakura clan
Asakura Norikage
, also known as Asakura Sōteki (朝倉 宗滴), was a Japanese samurai warrior of the latter Sengoku Period.
See Ikkō-ikki and Asakura Norikage
Ashikaga shogunate
The, also known as the, was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573.
See Ikkō-ikki and Ashikaga shogunate
Ashikaga Yoshiaki
"Ashikaga Yoshiaki" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica.
See Ikkō-ikki and Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Azai clan
The, also rendered as Asai, was a Japanese clan during the Sengoku period.
Ōnin War
The, also known as the Upheaval of Ōnin and Ōnin-Bunmei war, was a civil war that lasted from 1467 to 1477, during the Muromachi period in Japan.
Battle of Azukizaka (1564)
The or took place on 15 February 1564, when Matsudaira Motoyasu (later renamed Tokugawa Ieyasu), sought to destroy the growing threat of the Ikkō-ikki, a league of monks, samurai, and peasants who were strongly against samurai rule.
See Ikkō-ikki and Battle of Azukizaka (1564)
Battle of Sendanno
The battle of Sendanno was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan, one of many fought by daimyōs (feudal lords) who sought to suppress the anti-samurai uprisings of the Ikkō-ikki.
See Ikkō-ikki and Battle of Sendanno
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Confederation
A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a political union of sovereign states or communities united for purposes of common action.
See Ikkō-ikki and Confederation
Daimyo
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.
Echizen Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
See Ikkō-ikki and Echizen Province
George Sansom
Sir George Bailey Sansom (28 November 1883 – 8 March 1965) was a British diplomat and historian of pre-modern Japan, particularly noted for his historical surveys and his attention to Japanese society and culture.
See Ikkō-ikki and George Sansom
Hongan-ji
, also archaically romanized as Hongwanji, is the collective name of the largest school of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism (which further sub-divides into the Nishi and Higashi branches).
Ikkō-shū
or "single-minded school" is usually viewed as a small, militant offshoot from Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism though the name has a complex history. Ikkō-ikki and Ikkō-shū are Buddhism in the Muromachi period and Japanese rebels.
Indiana University Press
Indiana University Press, also known as IU Press, is an academic publisher founded in 1950 at Indiana University that specializes in the humanities and social sciences.
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Ise Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture.
See Ikkō-ikki and Ise Province
Ishiyama Hongan-ji
The was the primary fortress of the Ikkō-ikki, leagues of warrior priests and commoners who opposed samurai rule during the Sengoku period. Ikkō-ikki and Ishiyama Hongan-ji are Buddhism in the Azuchi–Momoyama period and Buddhism in the Muromachi period.
See Ikkō-ikki and Ishiyama Hongan-ji
Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
The was a ten-year military campaign that took place from 1570 to 1580 in Sengoku period Japan, carried out by lord Oda Nobunaga against a network of fortifications, temples, and communities belonging to the Ikkō-ikki, a powerful faction of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist monks and peasants opposed to the rule of the samurai class. Ikkō-ikki and Ishiyama Hongan-ji War are Buddhism in the Azuchi–Momoyama period.
See Ikkō-ikki and Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
James C. Dobbins
James Carter Dobbins (born 1949) is an American academic, Japanologist and professor of religion and East Asian studies at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.
See Ikkō-ikki and James C. Dobbins
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Jōdo Shinshū
, also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran.
See Ikkō-ikki and Jōdo Shinshū
Jōdo-shū
, also known as Jōdo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen.
Jizamurai
The (samurai of the land) were minor landholders that emerged in 15th-century Japan Muromachi period.
Kaga ikki
The Kaga ikki, also known as The Peasants' Kingdom, was a theocratic feudal confederacy that emerged in Kaga Province (present-day southern Ishikawa Prefecture), Japan, during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Ikkō-ikki and Kaga ikki are 16th-century rebels and former countries in Japanese history.
Kaga Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the south and western portion of Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
See Ikkō-ikki and Kaga Province
Kaga Rebellion
The Kaga Rebellion or Chōkyō Uprising was a large-scale revolt in Kaga Province (present-day southern Ishikawa Prefecture), Japan, in late 1487 through 1488. Ikkō-ikki and Kaga Rebellion are Buddhism in the Azuchi–Momoyama period.
See Ikkō-ikki and Kaga Rebellion
Kakure nenbutsu
Kakure nenbutsu (隠れ念仏), or "hidden Amida Buddhism", was a form of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism secretly practiced on the Japanese island of Kyushu, in the Hitoyoshi Domain and Satsuma Domain, during a period of religious persecution from 1555 to the declaration of freedom of religion during the Meiji Restoration. Ikkō-ikki and Kakure nenbutsu are Buddhism in the Azuchi–Momoyama period.
See Ikkō-ikki and Kakure nenbutsu
Kōsa
, also known as Hongan-ji Kennyo (本願寺 顕如), was the 11th head of the Hongan-ji in Kyoto, and Chief Abbot of Ishiyama Hongan-ji, cathedral fortress of the Ikkō-ikki (Buddhist warrior priests and peasants who opposed samurai rule), during its siege at the end of the Sengoku period.
Kyoto
Kyoto (Japanese: 京都, Kyōto), officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.
Late Middle Japanese
was a stage of the Japanese language following Early Middle Japanese and preceding Early Modern Japanese.
See Ikkō-ikki and Late Middle Japanese
Mōri clan
The Mōri clan (毛利氏 Mōri-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan descended from Ōe no Hiromoto.
Mikawa Province
was an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture.
See Ikkō-ikki and Mikawa Province
Militarism
Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values.
Monshu
The Monshu (門主), or keeper of the gate is a term sometimes used in Japanese Buddhism to denote the head of a monastery, as in the case of Jōdo-shū and Tendai Buddhism, but in the case of the Nishi Hongan-ji sub-sect of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, it refers to the spiritual leader of the sect, and direct descendant of its founder Shinran.
Nagao Tamekage
was a retainer of Japanese feudal lord Uesugi Fusayoshi, and a daimyō in his own right, during Japan's Sengoku period.
See Ikkō-ikki and Nagao Tamekage
Nagashima
was a series of fortresses and fortifications controlled by the Ikkō-ikki, a sect of warrior monks in Japan's Sengoku period who opposed samurai rule.
Naginata
The naginata is a polearm and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades (nihontō).
Naraka (Buddhism)
Naraka (नरक) is a term in Buddhist cosmology usually referred to in English as "hell" (or "hell realm") or "purgatory".
See Ikkō-ikki and Naraka (Buddhism)
Nianfo
The Nianfo, alternatively in Japanese as,, or in niệm Phật, is a Buddhist practice central to the tradition of Pure Land Buddhism, though not exclusive to it.
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese daimyō and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods.
See Ikkō-ikki and Oda Nobunaga
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan (Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya).
Owari Province
was a province of Japan in the area that today forms the western half of Aichi Prefecture, including the modern city of Nagoya.
See Ikkō-ikki and Owari Province
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.
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Rennyo
Rennyo (蓮如, 1415–1499) was the 8th Monshu (head priest) of the Hongan-ji Temple of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, and descendant of founder Shinran.
Sōhei
were Buddhist warrior monks of both classical and feudal Japan. Ikkō-ikki and Sōhei are Japanese warriors.
Sengoku period
The, is the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries.
See Ikkō-ikki and Sengoku period
Shinran
Popular Buddhism in Japan: Shin Buddhist Religion & Culture by Esben Andreasen, pp.
Shugo
, commonly translated as “(military) governor,” “protector,” or “constable,” was a title given to certain officials in feudal Japan.
Sieges of Nagashima
The, taking place in 1571, 1573, and 1574, were part of Oda Nobunaga's campaigns against the Ikkō-ikki, arguably among his greatest enemies. Ikkō-ikki and Sieges of Nagashima are Buddhism in the Azuchi–Momoyama period.
See Ikkō-ikki and Sieges of Nagashima
Stanford University Press
Stanford University Press (SUP) is the publishing house of Stanford University.
See Ikkō-ikki and Stanford University Press
Theocracy
Theocracy is a form of government in which one or more deities are recognized as supreme ruling authorities, giving divine guidance to human intermediaries who manage the government's daily affairs.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
See Ikkō-ikki and Tokugawa Ieyasu
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and, was a Japanese samurai and daimyō (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.
See Ikkō-ikki and Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Yoshizaki-gobō
The was a Buddhist temple located in what is the Yoshizaki neighbourhood of the city of Awara, Fukui, Japan.
See Ikkō-ikki and Yoshizaki-gobō
See also
16th-century rebels
- Ñusta Huillac
- Anna Bielke
- Apacuana
- Bálint Török
- Barbro Stigsdotter
- Bayano
- Christina Gyllenstierna
- Gaspar Yanga
- Geuzen
- Gustav Vasa
- György Dózsa
- Iga ikki
- Ikkō-ikki
- India Juliana
- Joß Fritz
- Juanillo
- Kaga ikki
- Knut Alvsson
- Kōka ikki
- María Pacheco
- Miguel de Buría
- Nils Dacke
- Nils Ravaldsson
- Nils Stensson Sture
- Orm Eriksson
- Patrick Fitzmaurice
- Saika Ikki
- Sebastián Lemba
- William the Silent
Buddhism in the Azuchi–Momoyama period
- Azuchi religious debate
- Ikkō-ikki
- Ishiyama Hongan-ji
- Ishiyama Hongan-ji War
- Kaga Rebellion
- Kakure nenbutsu
- Shoin-zukuri
- Siege of Mount Hiei
- Sieges of Nagashima
Buddhism in the Muromachi period
- Chinsō
- E-toki
- Enkaku-ji (Okinawa)
- Five Mountain System
- Ikkyū
- Ikkō-ikki
- Ikkō-shū
- Ishiyama Hongan-ji
- Japanese dry garden
- Kei school
- Literature of the Five Mountains
- Marici (Buddhism)
- Shoin-zukuri
- Tachikawa-ryū
- Tenryūji-bune
- Tō-on
- Yamashina Mido
- Zen
Former countries in Japanese history
- Chikushikoku
- Empire of Japan
- Fumikoku
- Fusa Province
- Fusang
- Iga ikki
- Ikkō-ikki
- Itokoku
- Kaga ikki
- Keno Province
- Kibi Province
- Kingdom of Kibi
- Koshi Province (Japan)
- Kumaso Province
- Kuni no miyatsuko
- Kununokuni
- Kōka ikki
- Manchukuo
- Mengjiang
- Nakoku
- Northern Court
- Occupation of Japan
- Occupied Japan
- Ryukyu Kingdom
- Shin'okoku
- Southern Court
- Toumakoku
- Wa (Japan)
- Wakoku
- Yamashiro ikki
- Yamatai
- Yamato Kingship
Japanese rebels
- Amakusa Shirō
- Asaichi Isobe
- Chiba Takusaburō
- Emperor Go-En'yū
- Emperor Go-Toba
- Fujiwara no Narichika
- Fujiwara no Naritsune
- Heguri no Matori
- Ikkō-ikki
- Ikkō-shū
- Inaba Masao
- Jirō Shiizaki
- Kagami Jūrō
- Kameyama Yoshiharu
- Kaneko Fumiko
- Kaya Harukata
- Kazuo Aoyama
- Kenji Hatanaka
- League to Raise the Political Consciousness of Japanese Troops
- Marubashi Chūya
- Masahiko Takeshita
- Masataka Ida
- Mori Sōiken
- Okikatsu Arao
- Oyake Akahachi
- Prince Ōtsu
- Saburō Aizawa
- Saigō Takamori
- Saika Ikki
- Shigeki Oka
- Shunkan
- Tada Kasuke
- Taira no Masakado
- Takaji Muranaka
- Tengyō no Ran
- Tomoshige Tsunoda
- Uesugi Zenshū
- Wataru Kaji
- Yamakuni Hyōbu
- Yasuhira Kiyohara
- Yui Shōsetsu
- Yuki Ikeda
- Ōe Taku
- Ōtaguro Tomoo
Japanese warriors
- Ashigaru
- Ashikaga Masatomo
- Byakkotai
- Gonin Gumi
- Hangaku Gozen
- Heki Danjō Masatsugu
- Ikkō-ikki
- Kamachi Akimori
- Kondei
- Kudō Suketaka
- Kyoto Mimawarigumi
- Nihonmatsu Shonentai
- Ninja
- Onna-musha
- Rōnin
- Rōshigumi
- Saika Ikki
- Samurai
- Sashimono
- Shinsengumi
- Shizoku
- Sōhei
- Tokomaro
- Totoribe no Yorozu
- Ueda Sōko
- Yamabushi
- Ōban (Great Watch)
- Ōtomo no Kanamura
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikkō-ikki
Also known as Ikko ikki, Ikko rebel, Ikko rebels, Ikko-ikki, Ikkō rebel, Ikkō rebels, Monto Monks.
, Shugo, Sieges of Nagashima, Stanford University Press, Theocracy, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yoshizaki-gobō.