Wushe Incident

The Wushe Incident (Musha Incident; Chinese and Japanese: 霧社事件; Wade-Giles: Wu4-she4 Shih4-chien4; Hanyu Pinyin: Wùshè Shìjiàn; Japanese rōmaji: Musha Jiken; Taiwanese POJ: Bū-siā Sū-kiāⁿ), also known as the Wushe Rebellion and several other similar names, began in October 1930 and was the last major uprising against colonial Japanese forces in Taiwan. In response to long-term oppression by Japanese authorities, the Seediq indigenous group in Wushe (Musha) attacked the village, killing over 130 Japanese. In response, the Japanese led a relentless counter-attack, killing over 1,000 Seediq in retaliation. The handling of the incident by the Japanese authorities was strongly criticised, leading to many changes in aboriginal policy.