Shimazu family
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Shimazu (島津) was the family name of the daimyo of the Satsuma han, spreading through Satsuma, Osumi Hyuga provinces in Japan. The founder, Shimazu Tadahisa (1179–1227), was a shugo daimyo during the Kamakura period, ruling Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga Provinces. The 19th head, Yoshihiro (1535–1619), was the daimyo at the time of the Battle of Sekigahara, the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Siege of Osaka. The 31st head of the Shimazu clan, Hisamitsu (1871–1887) was the daimyo of the Satsuma Han at the time of the Boshin War and the Meiji Restoration, in which Satsuma played a major role.
Order of Succession
- Shimazu Tadahisa
- Shimazu Tadatoki
- Shimazu Hisatsune
- Shimazu Tadamune
- Shimazu Sadahisa
- Shimazu Morohisa
- Shimazu Ujihisa
- Shimazu Yuihisa
- Shimazu Motohisa
- Shimazu Hisatoyo
- Shimazu Tadakuni
- Shimazu Tachihisa
- Shimazu Tadamasa
- Shimazu Tadaosa
- Shimazu Tadataka
- Shimazu Katsuhisa
- Shimazu Takahisa
- Shimazu Yoshihisa
- Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Shimazu Tadatsune
- Shimazu Mitsuhisa
- Shimazu Tsunataka
- Shimazu Yoshitaka
- Shimazu Tsugutoyo
- Shimazu Munenobu
- Shimazu Shigetoshi
- Shimazu Shigego
- Shimazu Narinobu
- Shimazu Nariaki
- Shimazu Nariakira
- Shimazu Hisamitsu
- Shimazu Tadayoshi
- Shimazu Tadashige
Other Members
- Shimazu Sanehisa
Important Retainers
- Ijuin Tada'aki
- Ijuin Tada'ao
- Ijuin Tadamune
- Ijuin Tadazane
- Yamada Arinobu
- Yamada Arinaga
- Saigo Takamori
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