Talk:Japan
Silent War ideas for Japan
Russia reneges on their promise of returning the Russian ports in Japan. This sows a dislike for Russia in the Japnaese public opinion. Japan moves away from Russia and towards Britain post Russo-Corean war. Starts a fight with Russia over the treaty ports. They retake the ports and the Emperor's popularity grows. Soon then hunkers down in a militarized state facing down Russian tension. The government starts cracking down heavily on dissidents (the dirty war arc, arresting suspected Nationalist-Republicans, poltiical enemies, etc) and as the silent war ends, the legitimacy of the monarchy has eroded and the nation becomes a republic.
Japan Lore Restructuring Brainstorm (started Jan 27, 22)
Links
- Sakoku timeline in Japanese
- Koxinga in Chinese
- VOC and Tokugawa foreign policy
- The Zheng family and Tokugawa, another one
- Shimabara rebellion
- Ming asking Tokugawa for help
- Formosa history
- Formosa 1662: The Dutch Great Loss by Devi Riskianingrum
Timeline Proposal (tomart)
Alliances at different times
| 1652 (Battle of Kinmen) | 1656 (Omura Rebellion) | 1680 (start of Pax Hollandica) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side One | Dutch, Qing, Corea | ||
| Side Two | Japanese Catholics, Koxinga, Portuguese and Philippine traders | ||
| Side Three | Tokugawa |
- 1634: Dutch Dejima established.
- 1646: Zheng Zhillong surrenders to the Qing. His wife Tagawa Matsu is raped and killed by Chinese soldiers. Subsequently he is placed under house arrest.
- 1650: Corea, the Dutch, and the Qing form a pact to persecute Japanese and Chinese pirates and protect key shipping lanes.
- 1651: A Zheng junk sinks a Corean ship heading to Dutch Formosa, provoking King Sangdjong to send marines to assist the Qing-Dutch forces in the Fujian region. During the Battle of Cizao, Corean soldiers defeated the Zheng army alongside the Manchus and diminished their influence.
- In 1652, in the Battle of Jiangdong Bridge, Koxinga is defeated. Zheng Cai, discouraged by the disastrous loss, flees to the Ryukyu kingdom. From there, he asks Japan for permission to settle in Hirado, which they grant.