# Shimabara Rebellion (1637)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1637-shimabara-rebellion
Location: Shimabara, Japan
Themes: War

A largely Christian peasant uprising in Japan is crushed. At this point in the timeline (1637), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Urban VIII (6 August 1623 – 29 July 1644).

## Why it matters
Shimabara Rebellion mattered because it shows how warfare and conquest affected Christian communities and the relations between faiths.

Pope at the time: [Pope Urban VIII](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-urban-viii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Shimabara Rebellion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimabara_Rebellion)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Shimabara Rebellion](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Shimabara+Rebellion)
- [Wikipedia — Reformation (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation)