Satsuma Clan

The powerful Satsuma clan (Satsuma Han ???) of Kagoshima led by the daimyo of the Shimazu family was a major factor in the Meiji restoration and in the Meiji period government.

Related Topics:
Satsuma - Han - Kagoshima - Daimyo - Shimazu

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Shimazu Hisamitsu's retainers were involved in the Namamugi Incident of 1862 which led to the Bombardment of Kagoshima by the British navy in 1863.

Related Topics:
Shimazu Hisamitsu - Namamugi Incident - Bombardment of Kagoshima

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