HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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flourished.
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was confined to the trading ports.
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became the state religion.
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was suppressed.
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Detailed explanation-1: -CENTURIES OF SUPPRESSION Jesuits brought Christianity to Japan in 1549, but it was banned in 1614. Missionaries were expelled and the faithful were forced to choose between martyrdom or hiding their religion.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tokugawa shoguns eradicated Christianity in Japan via murder, persecution and decrees. In 1638, an estimated 37, 000 people (mostly Christians), were massacred after the Christian-led Shimabara Rebellion. In 50 years, the crackdown policies of the shoguns reduced the amount of Christians to near zero.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tens of thousands of Japanese Christians were executed, tortured and persecuted after the Tokugawa shogunate banned the religion in the early 1600s.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Tokugawa shogunate finally decided to ban Catholicism in 1614, and in the mid-17th century demanded the expulsion of all European missionaries and the execution of all converts. This marked the end of open Christianity in Japan.