Shimazu

The Shimazu (島津) clan was the family of the daimyo of the Satsuma Han 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

1. Shimazu Tadahisa
2. Shimazu Tadatoki
3. Shimazu Hisatsune
4. Shimazu Tadamune
5. Shimazu Sadahisa
6. Shimazu Morohisa
7. Shimazu Ujihisa
8. Shimazu Yuihisa
9. Shimazu Motohisa
10. Shimazu Hisatoyo
11. Shimazu Tadakuni
12. Shimazu Tachihisa
13. Shimazu Tadamasa
14. Shimazu Tadaosa
15. Shimazu Tadataka
16. Shimazu Katsuhisa
17. Shimazu Takahisa
18. Shimazu Yoshihisa
19. Shimazu Yoshihiro
20. Shimazu Tadatsune
21. Shimazu Mitsuhisa
22. Shimazu Tsunataka
23. Shimazu Yoshitaka
24. Shimazu Tsugutoyo
25. Shimazu Munenobu
26. Shimazu Shigetoshi
27. Shimazu Shigego
28. Shimazu Narinobu
29. Shimazu Nariaki
30. Shimazu Nariakira
31. Shimazu Hisamitsu
32. Shimazu Tadayoshi
33. Shimazu Tadashige

Other Members

• Shimazu Sanehisa

Important Retainers

• Ijuin Tada'aki
• Ijuin Tada'ao
• Ijuin Tadamune
• Ijuin Tadazane
• Yamada Arinobu
• Yamada Arinaga