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
linked to: Kagoshima City
castleTown Kagoshima Castle
clanName Shimazu
controlledVassal Ryukyu Kingdom
country Japan
economicBase maritime trade
sugar production
foreignRelations maintained covert contacts with the Ryukyu Kingdom
governanceStyle strong domainal autonomy
houseName House of Shimazu
linked to: Shimazu
keyRoleIn Satsuma-Choshu alliance
linked to: Satchō Alliance

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
militaryStrength one of the strongest domains in the Edo period
notableLord Shimazu Hisamitsu
Shimazu Iehisa
Shimazu Tadahisa
Shimazu Tadayoshi
Shimazu Tadayoshi (Meiji-era daimyo)
linked to: Shimazu Tadayoshi

Shimazu Takahisa
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Yoshihisa
participatedIn Satsuma Rebellion (as former retainers and samurai)
linked to: Satsuma Rebellion
periodActive Azuchi–Momoyama period
Edo period
Muromachi period
Sengoku period
early Meiji period
politicalAlignment tozama daimyo
politicalPower major tozama daimyo
producedLeader Okubo Toshimichi
linked to: Ōkubo Toshimichi

Saigo Takamori
linked to: Saigō Takamori
regionRuled Satsuma Domain
linked to: Kagoshima Domain

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
Sanjo Sanetomi associatedWith Satsuma Domain leaders
linked to: Shimazu clan lords of Satsuma Domain