Dacke War

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The Dacke War was a major 16th-century peasant rebellion in southern Sweden led by Nils Dacke against the centralizing policies and heavy taxation of King Gustav I.

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Label Occurrences
Dacke War canonical 1
Gustav Vasas befrielsekrig 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
peasant rebellion ⓘ
aftermath harsher control over Småland ⓘ
strengthening of royal authority in Sweden ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dacke Feud ⓘ
Dacke Uprising ⓘ
cause centralizing policies of the Swedish crown ⓘ
heavy taxation ⓘ
resentment against Gustav I’s reforms ⓘ
chronology 16th century ⓘ
combatant forces loyal to Gustav I ⓘ
rebels loyal to Nils Dacke ⓘ
conflictType rural uprising ⓘ
tax revolt ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
endTime 1543 ⓘ
governmentOpponent Swedish monarchy under Gustav I ⓘ
hasConsequence execution of rebel leaders ⓘ
increased centralization of the Swedish state ⓘ
hasPart guerrilla warfare in forested areas ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Modern period ⓘ
historicalRegion Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
involves attacks on royal officials ⓘ
blockade of trade routes ⓘ
leader Nils Dacke ⓘ
location Småland ⓘ
southern Sweden ⓘ
namedAfter Nils Dacke ⓘ
notableFor being one of the largest peasant rebellions in Swedish history ⓘ
opponent Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
opposedReform church reforms of Gustav I ⓘ
participant Swedish peasants ⓘ
royal Swedish forces ⓘ
partOf Swedish Reformation era ⓘ
history of Sweden ⓘ
precededBy local unrest over taxes in Småland ⓘ
religiousContext Lutheran Reformation in Sweden ⓘ
result defeat of the rebellion ⓘ
royal victory ⓘ
significantPerson Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
Nils Dacke ⓘ
socialBase freeholding peasants ⓘ
local minor nobility sympathetic to rebels ⓘ
startTime 1542 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vasatiden → significantEvent → Gustav Vasas befrielsekrig ⓘ
linked to: Dacke War