Tanegashima clan
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The is a Japanese clan that originated on Tanegashima Island, just south of Kyūshū
. From the Sengoku era to the start of the Meiji era, the Tanegashima were retainers of the Shimazu clan
of Satsuma Province
.
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
. From the Sengoku era to the start of the Meiji era, the Tanegashima were retainers of the Shimazu clan
Shimazu clan
The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō clans in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan,The Shimazu were...
of Satsuma Province
Satsuma Province
was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Its abbreviation is Sasshū .During the Sengoku Period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu daimyo, who ruled much of southern Kyūshū from their castle at Kagoshima city.In 1871, with the...
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External links
- Information on the Tanegashima clan (in Japanese)