also: じんぷうれん
noun
Shinpūren; League of the Divine Wind
Historical term for a group of discontented former samurai in early Meiji Japan, known for the Shinpūren Rebellion of 1876.
神風連の乱は1876年に熊本で起きた。
The Shinpūren Rebellion occurred in Kumamoto in 1876.
神風連は廃刀令に反対した士族の一派だった。
The Shinpūren was a faction of former samurai who opposed the Sword Abolishment Edict.
From 神風 (divine wind) + 連 (league, group). The name reflects the group's nationalist and traditionalist ideology.