Hero or traitor? A call for justice from the man who shook the Tokugawa shogunate

Heihachiro Oshio’s manifesto　Edo period/1837

Some materials in the Osaka Museum of History's collection are related to Ōshio Heihachirō, such as printed his rebellion's manifesto, a portrait of him (replica), and a collected records of the rebellion he led. Ōshio was a Mid-ranking official in the Osaka Town Magistrate's Office, and he led a Wang Yangming school called Senshindō.
In 1837, during the Great Tempo Famine, he staged a rebellion with his followers from Osaka and nearby villages, because he got angry at the inaction of Osaka Town Magistrates and the Monopoly of capital by wealthy merchants. Although the rebellion was put down within a day, it had an enormous impact on public sentiment and was a highly influential factor in the eventual fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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