# Canonical recap data for 1916 Easter Rising (1916)
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slug: easter-rising-1916
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1916/easter-rising-1916"
title: 1916 Easter Rising
subtitle: Dublin rebels' armed rebellion against British rule galvanized Irish nationalism and accelerated independence within six years.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1916-04-24
endDate: 1916-04-30
datePrecision: day
year: 1916
decade: 1910
country:
name: Ireland
slug: ireland
summaryShort: The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was fighting the First World War.
summaryLong: The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was fighting the First World War. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798 and the first armed conflict of the Irish revolutionary period. Sixteen of the Rising's leaders were executed starting in May 1916. The nature of the executions, and subsequent political developments, ultimately contributed to an increase in popular support for Irish independence.
lede: On April 24, 1916, Irish republicans seized buildings across Dublin and declared independence from British rule. The uprising lasted six days before British forces crushed it, but the executions of its leaders transformed Irish public opinion and set the stage for eventual independence.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/The_shell_of_the_G.P.O._on_Sackville_Street_after_the_Easter_Rising_%286937669789%29.jpg/1280px-The_shell_of_the_G.P.O._on_Sackville_Street_after_the_Easter_Rising_%286937669789%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Easter Rising"
importance: 86
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising"
  title: 1916 Easter Rising
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
- revolution
metaDescription: "The 1916 Easter Rising: Irish republicans' armed rebellion against British rule that reshaped Irish independence."
wikidataQid: Q193689
taxonomy:
domain: social_movement
eventTypes:
- riot
canonicalClasses:
- mobilization
- conflict
impactRadius: national
velocity: sudden
predictability: emergent
intentionality: spontaneous
domainCoupling: multi_domain
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260604210343/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-04
  label: 1916 Easter Rising
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Rising"
