徳とく政せい一いっ揆き

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Meanings

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noun

uprising demanding debt cancellation orders

historical term

Historical term referring to peasant uprisings during the Muromachi period that demanded tokusei (debt cancellation) edicts.

徳benevolence, virtue, goodness

政politics, government

一one, one radical (no.1)

揆category, plan, drumstick

徳とく政せい令れい
Refers to the debt cancellation edict itself, whereas 徳政一揆 is the uprising that demands such an edict.
一いっ揆き
A broader term for any uprising or league, not specifically about debt cancellation.

Compound of 徳政 (tokusei, 'debt cancellation') and 一揆 (ikki, 'uprising'). The term is specific to the Muromachi period.