Shimazu | |
Located at: | Morokata Domain, Hyuga Province (relegated to Satsuma Domain in Yoshihiro's time) |
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Crest(s)/Banner(s): | Crest for family head: cross within a circle (pictured) Shimazu's version of the cross Circle with the Shimazu's version of the cross in the center A crane hovering above a cross |
Talent(s): | Warrior clan Aristocrats (Dukes) |
Major Figure(s): | Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro, Nariakira, Hisamitsu |
The Shimazu clan, a Japanese samurai family with roots dating back to the Kamakura period, is known for its purple or white clothing. They may have been offshoots of the Koremune clan or the Konoe family, a branch of the Fujiwara. Their ancestor, Shimazu no Ryo, became the governor of the manor and his son adopted the Shimazu family name.
His son was appointed as a jitō by Minamoto no Yoritomo in Satsuma Province, making him the governor of Satsuma, Ōsumi, and Hyūga Province and the protector of Echizen Province. The reasons for Yoritomo's choice of Tadahisa are still being studied. The Shimazu served under the shogunate for two hundred years, protecting the law in the Edo Period through the Meiji period. The family's cross crest has various meanings, including two dragons, chopsticks, ancient meditating hand positions, or a Christian-inspired seal.
Clan Heads[]
- Tadahisa
- Tadatoki
- Hisatsune
- Tadamune
- Sadahisa
- Morohisa / Ujihisa
- Korehisa / Motohisa
- Hisatoyo
- Tadakuni
- Tatsuhisa
- Tadamasa
- Tadaharu
- Tadataka
- Katsuhisa
- Takahisa
- Yoshihisa
- Yoshihiro
- Tadatsune (Iehisa)
- Mitsuhisa
- Tsunataka
- Yoshitaka
- Tsugutoyo
- Munenobu
- Shigetoshi
- Shigehide
- Narinobu
- Narioki
- Nariakira
- Tadayoshi
- Tadashige
- Tadahide
- Nobuhisa (1937-present)
Nobuhisa is the executive director of the family's corporation, Shimazu Limited. He formerly had police authority in the Kagoshima Prefecture. He continues to house tea ceremonies at his family's tea house using urasenke techniques and practices his family's form of kenjutsu, Kage no Ryu. He formerly attended a biwa players club.
Other Figures[]
- Tadamasa - Takahisa's younger brother, died fighting Kimotsuki Kanetsugu in 1561.
- Toshihisa - Takahisa's son, third Shimazu brother alive during the Warring states period.
- Iehisa - Takahisa's son, fourth Shimazu brother alive during the Warring states period.
- Tsurujumaru - Yoshihiro's first son, died when he was young (age varies).
- Hisayasu - Yoshihiro's second son who died when he was twenty one; one of the three named generals who died of illness during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign against Odawara Castle.
- Tadachika - Toshihisa's adopted son, died fighting the Toyotomi army at Kyushu in 1587.
- Toyohisa - Iehisa's son, died at the Battle of Sekigahara.
Ladies[]
- Shimazu Fujin - Takahisa's daughter
- Kashun Fujin - Yoshihisa's first wife
- Myorin Fujin - Yoshihisa's second wife
- Hongō Tadataka's daughter - Yoshihiro's first wife
- Jisō Fujin - Yoshihiro's second wife
- Niiro Tadakata's daughter - Toshihisa's wife
- Kabayama Yoshihisa's daughter - Iehisa's wife
- Shimazu Yoshihisa's daughter - Tadatsune's wife
- Shimazu Tadakiyo's daughter - Tadatsune's second wife
Koei made up a woman known as Azusa for Nobunaga's Ambition Online. She is Yoshihisa and Yoshihiro's younger sister and Iehisa's older sister.
Major Vassals[]
- Shimazu Yukihisa
- Shimazu Teruhisa
- Shimazu Tadanaga (Shimazu Tadatake)
- Ijuin Tadaaki
- Ijuin Tadaao
- Ijuin Tadamune
- Ijuin Tadazane
- Ijuin Hisaharu
- Ijuin Hisanobu
- Hishijima Yoshiki
- Hishijima Kunisada
- Hirata Masamune
- Hirata Masashige
- Hirata Mitsumune
- Hongo Tokihisa
- Hongo Tadatora
- Honda Chikasada
- Uehara Narachika
- Ueno Tadanori
- Ei Hisatora
- Uwai Kakujin (Uwai Satokane)
- Umekita Kunikane
- Katsura Tadanori
- Kabayama Yoshihisa
- Kabayama Tadasuke
- Kabayama Hisataka
- Kamada Masatoshi
- Kamada Masahiro
- Kamada Masachika
- Kawakami Tsunehisa
- Kawakami Hisazumi
- Kawakami Tadakatsu
- Kawakami Hisaaki
- Kawakami Tadatomo
- Kawakami Tadakata
- Kawakami Tadae
- Kawada Yoshiaki
- Kiire Suehisa
- Kyo Gigo
- Saruwatari Nobumitsu
- Tanegashima Masatoki
- Tanegashima Tokitaka
- Tanegashima Hisatoki
- Tōgō Shigeharu
- Tōgō Chui (Shigetaka)
- Niiro Tadamoto
- Niiro Tadataka
- Niiro Tadamasu
- Niiro Hisatoki
- Niiro Ryoan
- Machida Hisamasu
- Miyahara Kagetane
- Yamada Arinobu
- Yamada Arinaga
- Godai Tomoyoshi
- Chojuin Moriatsu
- Chuman Shigekata
- Tōya Yoshikata
- Murao Shigeari
- Murao Shigemasa
The Three Countries of Kyushu[]
The Three Countries of Kyushu (九州三国), also alternatively called the Three Kingdoms of Kyushu (九州三国志) by Koei and others, is a contemporary historical term to describe the three powerful daimyo families in the region during the Warring States period. Each one held considerable power and they constantly fought with one another for control of the continent. The family names and the well known leaders from each clan are:
- Ōtomo clan - controlled north-eastern sections of Kyushu; Ōtomo Sōrin
- Ryūzōji clan - controlled north-western parts and relative islands in the north; Ryūzōji Takanobu
- Shimazu clan - predominately ruled in the south; Takahisa's four sons, the Four Shimazu Brothers
Out of the three, the Ryūzōji name was the first to fall into decline after Takanobu's death in battle. As they struggled to recover, the Ōtomo used their vassals, the Tachibana family, to battle the Shimazu. While the Shimazu overpowered both families momentarily, their wars were halted when Hideyoshi suppressed Kyushu by having each family surrender to him.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Shimazu clan
- Hariyama's Shimazu clan info
- Kyushu Mikuni page - shows a basic map of each families' territory
- Sengoku Musou 4 collaboration at Sengan-en
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