Rise of the Ikko-Ikki

Name: Rise of the Ikko-Ikki
Start: 1516

Type Event Region Japan Time 1516

In 1516 Yamashina Hongan-ji was granted chokuganji status by Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, a key step in the Hongan-ji sect's transformation into an armed …

Timeline

1516Yamashina Hongan-ji, Yamashiro Province · Yamashiro ProvinceEmperor Go-Kashiwabara formally designated Yamashina Hongan-ji a chokuganji (imperial vow temple), giving it the status of a state prayer temple; the sect led by the ninth head, Jitsunyō, gained court recognition, strengthening its authority among followers in Kinai and nationwide and the legitimacy of its recruitment and taxation.
1516Kaga Province and Kinai · HokurikudōThe Kaga Ikko-ikki maintained its 'peasants' realm' after overthrowing Togashi Masachika in 1488, while figures like Asakura Takakage confronted the Ikko sect; Hongan-ji used its sectarian organization to mobilize followers for campaigns such as the Etchū expedition, and the Ikko-ikki grew steadily as an armed political force amid the Sengoku turmoil.

Sources

本願寺の歴史 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AC%E9%A1%98%E5%AF%BA%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2
一向一揆 https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E4%B8%80%E5%90%91%E4%B8%80%E6%8F%86