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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 Province s. 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

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IMPORTANT RETAINERS

Ijuin Tada'aki

Ijuin Tada'ao

Ijuin Tadamune

Ijuin Tadazane

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