Shimazu family
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Shimazu (島津) was the family name of the daimyo of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Osumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.
The founder, Shimazu Tadahisa (1179–1227), was a shugo (privincial Constable) during the Kamakura period, ruling Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyūga 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. His nephew and successor, Shimazu Tadatsune, however, held significant power during the first two decades of the 17th century, and organized the Shimazu invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom (modern-day Okinawa Prefecture) in 1609. The trade benefits acquired thusly, and the political prestige of being the only daimyo family to control an entire foreign country secured the family's position as one of the most powerful daimyo families in Japan at the time.
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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Other Members
- Shimazu Sanehisa
[edit] Important Retainers
- Ijuin Tada'aki
- Ijuin Tada'ao
- Ijuin Tadamune
- Ijuin Tadazane
- Yamada Arinobu
- Yamada Arinaga
- Saigō Takamori
- Shō Nei, King of Ryūkyū
- Shō Tai, King of Ryūkyū
