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The Ikko-Ikki Movement

Type Event Region Asia Time 1520–1530

In the 1520s Jōdo Shinshū followers launched armed Ikko-ikki uprisings in Kinai, Omi, and Kaga, challenging shugo daimyo and temple manors, foreshado…

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  1. 1520–1525Omi Province · Omi ProvinceJōdo Shinshū followers accumulated strength within manors and temple lands, forming a cross-regional Ikko network centered on Hongan-ji. Conflict sharpened between shugo daimyo taxation and demands for religious autonomy.
  2. 1526Kaga Province · Kaga ProvinceIn 1526 Ikko followers launched a large-scale ikki in Kaga Province, fighting shugo forces such as the Hosokawa. The ikki relied on temple fortifications and popular mobilization, using firearms and earthwork tactics against samurai armies.
  3. 1527–1530Provinces of Kinai · KinaiIkko-ikki flared up repeatedly across Kinai, and Hongan-ji's head Shōnyo strengthened coordination of followers' armed forces. Religious forces had become a political-military power rivaling the shugo daimyo, further complicating the Sengoku landscape.

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