Shimazu clan lords of Satsuma Domain

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The Shimazu clan lords of Satsuma Domain were a powerful feudal family that ruled southern Kyushu and played a major role in Japanese politics, warfare, and the Meiji Restoration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese feudal lords
daimyo family
samurai clan
annexed Ryukyu Kingdom in 1609
capital Kagoshima NERFINISHED
castleTown Kagoshima Castle NERFINISHED
clanName Shimazu NERFINISHED
controlledVassal Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED
country Japan
economicBase maritime trade
sugar production
foreignRelations maintained covert contacts with the Ryukyu Kingdom
governanceStyle strong domainal autonomy
houseName House of Shimazu NERFINISHED
keyRoleIn Satsuma-Choshu alliance NERFINISHED
overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate
kokudaka among the highest in Japan outside the Tokugawa
legacy significant influence on early Meiji government
symbol of southern Kyushu regional identity
mainProvince Hyuga Province NERFINISHED
Osumi Province NERFINISHED
Satsuma Province NERFINISHED
militaryStrength one of the strongest domains in the Edo period
notableLord Shimazu Hisamitsu NERFINISHED
Shimazu Iehisa NERFINISHED
Shimazu Tadahisa NERFINISHED
Shimazu Tadayoshi NERFINISHED
Shimazu Tadayoshi (Meiji-era daimyo) NERFINISHED
Shimazu Takahisa NERFINISHED
Shimazu Yoshihiro NERFINISHED
Shimazu Yoshihisa NERFINISHED
participatedIn Satsuma Rebellion (as former retainers and samurai) NERFINISHED
periodActive Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
Edo period
Muromachi period NERFINISHED
Sengoku period NERFINISHED
early Meiji period
politicalAlignment tozama daimyo
politicalPower major tozama daimyo
producedLeader Okubo Toshimichi NERFINISHED
Saigo Takamori NERFINISHED
regionRuled Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED
southern Kyushu
roleInHistory major role in Japanese politics
major role in Japanese warfare
major role in the Meiji Restoration
socialClass buke (warrior class)
statusUnderTokugawa semi-autonomous tozama domain
supported imperial cause during the Bakumatsu

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Chikako Shimazu hasAncestor Shimazu clan lords of Satsuma Domain