Musha Incident

Musha Incident
A photo taken by the Japanese authorities in the aftermath of the Incident
Date 27 October – December 1930 Location Musha, Nōkō District, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan) Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Tkdaya[1]	Empire of Japan Toda Truku[1] (Taroko)
Commanders and leaders
Mona Rudao	Ishizuka Eizō
Strength
~1,200	~2,000
Casualties and losses
644 killed[1]	27 October: ~134 killed 215 wounded[1] Military casualties unknown

The Musha Incident (Chinese and Japanese: 霧社事件; pinyin: Wùshè Shìjiàn; Wade–Giles: Wu⁴-she⁴ Shih⁴-chien⁴; rōmaji: Musha Jiken; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: 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 Japanese Taiwan. In response to long-term oppression by Japanese authorities, the Seediq indigenous group in the settlement of Musha (Wushe) attacked a Japanese village, killing over 130 Japanese. In response, the Japanese led a relentless counter-attack, killing over 600 Seediq in retaliation. The handling of the incident by the Japanese authorities was strongly criticised,^{[by whom?]} leading to many changes in Aboriginal policy.