User:Zakkful/Bateren Edict

The Batteren Edict (Batteren Tsuihorei) was issued by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in Chikuzen Hakozaki (currently Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture) on July 24, 1587 (June 19, 1587), regarding christian missionary and Nanban trade. Batteren is derived from the Portuguese word padre, which means "father," and along with the English father, from the Proto-Indo-European word, which means "father."

The original document cam be found in "Matsuura Family Documents" and is stored in Matsuura Historical Museum in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Normally, the document called "Batteren Edict" refers to the five documents dated June 19, refers to "Matsuura Family Document", but also refers to memorandums, dated June 18 1933 in the "Goshuinshi profession old class" discovered in the Jingu Library of Ise Jingu in 1933. Furthermore, since the discovery of the latter 11 "senses", various discussions have been held on the reasons for the differences from the five expulsion orders and the meaning of the two documents.

Version June 18, 1587 Original text
{{Quote frame|* 伴天連門徒之儀ハ、其者之可為心次第事、 右條々堅被停止畢、若違犯之族有之は忽可被処厳科者也、
 * 国郡在所を御扶持に被遣候を、其知行中之寺庵百姓已下を心ざしも無之所、押而給人伴天連門徒可成由申、理不尽成候段曲事候事、
 * 其国郡知行之義、給人被下候事ハ当座之義ニ候、給人ハかはり候といへ共、百姓ハ不替ものニ候條、理不尽之義何かに付て於有之ハ、給人を曲事可被仰出候間、可成其意候事.
 * 弐百町ニ三千貫より上之者、伴天連ニ成候に於いてハ、奉得公儀御意次第ニ成可申候事、
 * 右の知行より下を取候者ハ、八宗九宗之義候條、其主一人宛ハ心次第可成事、
 * 伴天連門徒之儀ハ一向宗よりも外ニ申合候由、被聞召候、一向宗其国郡ニ寺内をして給人へ年貢を不成並加賀一国門徒ニ成候而国主之富樫を追出、一向衆之坊主もとへ令知行、其上越前迄取候而、天下之さはりニ成候儀、無其隠候事.
 * 本願寺門徒其坊主、天満ニ寺を立させ、雖免置候、寺内ニ如前々ニは不被仰付事、
 * 国郡又ハ在所を持候大名、其家中之者共を伴天連門徒押付成候事ハ、本願寺門徒之寺内を立て候よりも不可然義候間、天下之さわり可成候條、其分別無之者ハ可被加御成敗候事、
 * 伴天連門徒心ざし次第ニ下々成候義ハ、八宗九宗之儀候間不苦事、
 * 大唐、南蛮、高麗江日本仁を売遣侯事曲事、付、日本ニおゐて人の売買停止の事.
 * 牛馬ヲ売買、ころし食事、是又可為曲事事.

天正十五年六月十八日　　　　　朱印|天正十五年六月十八日付覚


 * 1) Being a Christian should be at the discretion of the person.
 * 2) It is unreasonable for the daimyo to force its people to become a Christian even though the temples and peasants in the territory are not willing to do so.
 * 3) It is only temporary that the daimyo orders to rule the country, so even if the daimyo changes, the peasant does not change, so it is possible for the daimyo to rule the country wrong. if the daimyo says something wrong, he can do what he wants.
 * 4) A daimyo with more than 3,000 Kan and 200 towns can become a Christian with the permission of Hideyoshi.
 * 5) Those (daimyo) who have less may be up to the person's wishes, like Hassyu-Kussyu (number of buddhism sects), since it is religious matter
 * 6) have heard that Ikko-shu may show more than Ikko-shu for Christians, but Ikko-shu not only does not pay the annual tribute to the daimyo by setting up a temple territory (Jinaicho) in the country, but also tries to make whole Kaga province Ikko-shu. Togashi, the daimyo, was banished and ordered to be ruled by a priest of the Ikko sect. It's a fact that can't be hidden anymore.
 * 7) The monks of Honganji temple are allowed to set up a temple in the land of Tenma (= Tenma Honganji), but this kind of temple territory (of the Ikko sect) has never been allowed.
 * 8) It is not possible for a daimyo with a national county or territory to make his vassals Christians than for a sect of Honganji to set up a temple territory. Those who do not understand can be punished.
 * 9) It does not matter that a person with a lower status (rather than a daimyo, etc.) becomes a Christian at will, as in the case of the eight sects and nine sects.
 * 10) It is unreasonable to sell Japanese to China, Nanban, and the Korean Peninsula. Therefore, in Japan, the buying and selling of people is prohibited.
 * 11) Buying and selling cows and horses is also a shame.

However, Hideyoshi says that he will punish those who take this opportunity to harm the missionaries. Although compulsory conversion to Christianity is prohibited, the people are free to believe in Christianity on their own initiative, and the daimyo can become a believer with the permission of Hideyoshi. In fact, it guaranteed freedom of religion. Immediately after this, Hideyoshi took Nagasaki from the Jesuits and made it a Tenryo (Land of direct control from Hidayoshi).

Version June 19, 1587
June 19, 1587


 * 1) Even though Japan is a country protected by its own gods, it is completely unreasonable to introduce the evil law from the Christian country.
 * 2) I have never heard that (the daimyo) brought the local people closer to the (Christian) teachings, made them (Christian) believers, and destroyed the temples and shrines. It is only temporary that (Hideyoshi) has the daimyo of each country rule the territory. You should obey the law from the Tenka（Hodeyoshi's rule) and do various things as its rule but it is unreasonable not to do it with a sloppy attitude.
 * 3) Christian missionaries, by their wisdom, thought that they would leave it to the free will of the people to make them believers, but as I wrote earlier, they violated Japanese Buddhist law. It is not possible to have a Christian missionary in Japan, so get ready in 20 days from today and return to the Christian country. It would be a shame if anyone insisted that he was not  a Christian missionary even he is.
 * 4) Since the trade ship is coming to do business, it is different from this (Edict), so continue to do business in the future too.
 * 5) From now on, it's okay to visit (Japan) from the Christian country at any time, even if you're not a merchant, as long as it doesn't interfere with Buddhist law, so I'll allow it..

However, Hideyoshi says that he will punish those who take this opportunity to harm the missionaries. Although compulsory conversion to Christianity is prohibited, the people are free to believe in Christianity on their own initiative, and the daimyo can become a believer with the permission of Hideyoshi. In fact, it guaranteed freedom of religion. Immediately after this, Hideyoshi took Nagasaki from the Jesuits and made it a Tenryo (Land of direct control from Hidayoshi).