Hara Castle (原城, Hara-jō) was a Japanese castle in Hizen Province (today in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki). During the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638), rebellious peasants were besieged there.
As a result of the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637, the Shogunate decided to expel the Portuguese from Japan. The Dutch, meanwhile, gained the trust of the authorities after they bombarded Hara Castle, where the insurgents had taken refuge, and thus gained a monopoly on European trade with Japan.
The remains of Hara Castle has been determined as a World Heritage Site in 2018.[1]
This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.
Literature edit
- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
References edit
- ^ "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
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