Shimazu
The Shimazu were a warrior family based in Satsuma in southern Kyushu. Their founder Tadahisa became governor of Satsuma and went there in 1196, extending his power into Hyuga and Osumi.
In 1578 Shimazu Yoshihiro and his brothers defeated the Otomo at Mimigawa, but the family submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1587. After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 the Shimazu retained Satsuma, and in 1609 Tadatsune invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom, placing it under Shimazu control.
Characters
- Hongō Suketada
- Kawakami Yorihisa
- Niiro Sanehisa
- Niiro Tokihisa
- Shimazu Hisatsune
- Shimazu Morohisa
- Shimazu Munehisa
- Shimazu Sadahisa
- Shimazu Tadahisa
- Shimazu Tadamune
- Shimazu Tadatoki
- Shimazu Tadatsune
- Shimazu Ujihisa