Editing Ainu Wars (section)

== Main Wars ==

=== [[Koshamain's War]] ===
This war was started by Koshamain, the Ainu chief at the time, after a murder that resulted from a fight between a blacksmith from Yamato and a young Ainu man. In the end, the Yamato forces were victorious, and the Matsumae clan was formed on this occasion.

=== [[Shakushain's Revolt]] ===
This revolt occurred in the middle of a battle for fishing rights in {{W|Shizunai District, Hokkaido|Shizunai}} between two forces, {{W|Menasunkur Ainu|Menasunkur}} and {{W|Sumunkur Ainu|Sumunkur}}. Shakushain tried to call on the Matsumae clan to provide weapons, but one of the messengers died of smallpox at this time. False information that the Matsumae clan had poisoned one of the messengers became rampant, and Shakushain led his army to attack the clan. The Muromachi shogunate was unable to control the sudden situation, and in the end, a total of 356 Japanese were killed by Shakushain's forces. In addition, all the victims killed were non-combatants. In the end, Shakushain and Menasunkur surrendered to the Muromachi shogunate and were eventually assassinated by Matsumae warriors.

=== [[Menashi-Kunashir Rebellion]] ===
Dissatisfied with the business dealings and working conditions with Hidaya <small>(historical system whereby the Hida region provided 10 carpenters per village the central government in place of taxes)</small>, the Ainu people called for an uprising and attacked and killed Japanese merchants. The Matsumae clan went to suppress the rebellion, and the Ainu who had started it surrendered and were executed. The Matsumae clan then removed the people who had created the poor environment at Hidaya and returned it to normal operations. The total number of casualties from this rebellion was 71.

=== Boshin War ===
The Boshin War was a fight in Japan between Tokugawa Shogunate and [[Imperial Japan]], one of the incidents during the Meiji Restoration. The fighting in this war also involved Hokkaido, and the Tokugawa Shogunate temporarily occupied Hokkaido and what is now Aomori Prefecture, establishing the Ezo Republic. After this war, the development of Hokkaido and the destruction of Ainu culture became more pronounced.

=== [[Russo-Japanese War]] ===
This war was fought between Japan and the Russian Empire over the rights to land in China. In addition to the Tondenhei, the Ainu people were conscripted into the Russo-Japanese War.