query: the satsuma is named after a province in which country

pos: Satsuma Province the oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Satsuma province, with leaders such as Ōkubo Toshimichi and Saigō Takamori taking up key government positions. Satsuma is well known for its production of sweet potatoes, known in Japan as 薩摩芋 (satsuma-imo or "Satsuma potato"). On the other hand, Satsuma mandarins (known as "mikan" in Japan) do not specifically originate from Satsuma but were imported into the West through this province in the Meiji era. Satsuma Province Satsuma's provincial capital was Satsumasendai. During the Sengoku period, Satsuma was a fief of the

pos: Citrus unshiu Citrus unshiu Citrus unshiu is a seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as unshu mikan, cold hardy mandarin, satsuma mandarin, satsuma orange, naartjie, and tangerine. It is of Chinese origin, named after Unsyu (Wenzhou), China, but introduced to the West via Japan. The unshiu is known as () in China, and in Japan (or formally , the Japanese reading of the characters used in Chinese). In both languages, the name means "honey citrus of Wenzhou" (a city in Zhejiang province, China). An alternative Chinese name, (), means "seedless mandarin". One of the English names for the fruit, "satsuma", is

pos: Satsuma, Alabama Satsuma, Alabama Satsuma is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,687. Known prior to 1915 as Fig Tree Island, the city was named after the Satsuma orange, which was successfully cultivated and grown in Alabama starting in 1878, a gift from Emperor Meiji of Japan. Satsuma is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. The area was inhabited for thousands of years by differing cultures of indigenous peoples. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.15% is water.

pos: Satsuma, Alabama it opted to secede. Satsuma, Alabama Satsuma is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,687. Known prior to 1915 as Fig Tree Island, the city was named after the Satsuma orange, which was successfully cultivated and grown in Alabama starting in 1878, a gift from Emperor Meiji of Japan. Satsuma is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. The area was inhabited for thousands of years by differing cultures of indigenous peoples. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land

pos: Ata Tadakage as an island of exile by the central government, it could not be a safe haven for Tadakage. Ata Tadakage was succeeded by Ata Nobusumi, who married with Tadakage's daughter. Nobusumi survived Taira no Kiyomori's domination. Kiyomori controlled the Shimazu Estate, which covered a large portion of Satsuma Province, while he appointed his younger brother Tadanori as Governor of Satsuma Province. It is likely that the Taira clan's domination of southern Kyūshū was aimed at controlling Japan's trade with Song China. After the Genpei War, the newly established Kamakura shogunate seized Ata Nobusumi's territories in 1192 for his affiliation with

pos: Ōsumi Province Ōsumi Province Osumi's ancient capital was near modern Kokubu. During the Sengoku and Edo periods, Ōsumi was controlled by the Shimazu clan of neighboring Satsuma and did not develop a major administrative center. The Ōsumi region has developed its own distinct local dialect. Although Ōsumi is part of Kagoshima Prefecture today, this dialect is different from that spoken in the city of Kagoshima. There is a notable cultural pride in traditional poetry written in Ōsumi and Kagoshima dialects. Japan's first satellite, "Ōsumi", was named after the province. In the 3rd month of the 6th year of the "Wadō" era (713),

pos: Citrus unshiu Japan, General Van Valkenberg, who renamed them satsumas. Between 1908 and 1911 about a million Owari mikan trees were imported throughout the lower Gulf Coast states. Owari is still commonly grown in Florida. The towns of Satsuma, Alabama; Satsuma, Florida; Satsuma, Texas; and Satsuma, Louisiana were named after this fruit. By 1920 Jackson County in the Florida Panhandle had billed itself as the "Satsuma Capital of the World." However, the commercial industry was damaged by a cold snap in 1911, a hurricane in 1915, and a very cold period in the late 1930s. "Citrus unshiu" is grown in Japan, Spain,

pos: Iyokan Iyokan The iyokan (伊予柑 - "Citrus × iyo"), also known as "anadomikan" (穴門みかん) and "Gokaku no Iyokan", is a Japanese citrus fruit, similar in appearance to a mandarin orange, arising from a cross between the Dancy tangerine and another mandarin variety, the kaikoukan. It is the second most widely produced citrus fruit in Japan after the satsuma mandarin. Iyokan was discovered in Yamaguchi Prefecture during the Meiji era. Nowadays it mostly grows in Ehime Prefecture. Iyokan are named after Ehime Prefecture which was once called "Iyo-no-kuni" (Iyo country). The peel is thicker than a mikan, but it can be peeled

pos: Satsuma Domain assessed at 770,000 "koku", the second highest "kokudaka" after that of Kaga Domain. The Shimazu family controlled Satsuma province for roughly four centuries prior to the beginning of the Edo period. Despite being chastised by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his 1587 Kyūshū Campaign, and forced back to Satsuma, they remained one of the most powerful clans in the archipelago. During the decisive battle of Sekigahara in 1600, the Shimazu fought on the losing side. Satsuma was one of the most powerful feudal domains in Tokugawa Japan. It was controlled throughout the Edo period by the "tozama daimyō" of the Shimazu clan.

pos: Kagoshima dialect and variability of the Japanese language. When Japan started slowly opening up to the rest of the world in the mid 19th century, Satsuma was one of the first domains to embrace Western culture and methods. However, tension quickly grew between the increasing invasiveness of Westerners in southern Japan. When the Namamugi Incident of September 14, 1862 occurred, political and ideological differences between the United Kingdom and Satsuma Province sparked outrage and quickly boiled into the Anglo-Satsuma War. Satsuma would ultimately lose, leaving way to increasing dissatisfaction with the Tokugawan government. The Meiji government would then take its place after

pos: Kikaijima Satsuma Domain's conquest of the Ryūkyū Kingdom of 1609, Kikaijima fell under the direct control of Satsuma. After the Meiji Restoration it was incorporated into Ōsumi Province and later became part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Following World War II, although with the other Amami Islands, it was occupied by the United States until 1953, at which time it reverted to the control of Japan. Kakaijima is connected by regular ferry service to Kagoshima, Amami-Oshima and various of the Amami islands. Kikai Airport connects the island with Amami-Oshima and Kagoshima by air. The economy of the island is based on agriculture (primarily

pos: Ata Tadakage Ata Tadakage , also known as , was a de facto ruler of Satsuma Province during the late Heian period of Japan. Ata Tadakage was a son of Izaku Yoshimichi. He was a distant relative of Taira no Suemoto, who founded the Shimazu Estate in the 1020s. His name was first attested in a contemporary source in 1138. At that time he was the governor of Ata District, Satsuma Province. He killed his eldest brother Kawanabe Michifusa and banished Michifusa's son Michihira from Satsuma. Fragmentary sources show that he gradually expanded the sphere of his influence in Satsuma. He gained

pos: Bakumatsu the Namamugi incident and the murder of the English trader Richardson. The British Royal Navy bombarded the town of Kagoshima and destroyed several ships. Satsuma however later negotiated and paid 25,000 pounds, but did not remit Richardson's killers, and in exchange obtained an agreement by Great Britain to supply steam warships to Satsuma. The conflict actually became the starting point of a close relationship between Satsuma and Great Britain, which became major allies in the ensuing Boshin War. From the start, the Satsuma Province had generally been in favour of the opening and modernization of Japan. Although the Namamugi Incident

pos: Takaki Kanehiro Sei-I-Kwai Koshujo (Sei-I-Kwai Medical Training School), now the Jikei University School of Medicine. Takaki's school was the first private medical college in Japan, and was the first in Japan to have students dissect human cadavers. Takaki was posthumously honored by having a peninsula in Antarctica at named "Takaki Promontory" in his honor. It is the only peninsula in Antarctica named after a Japanese person. Takaki Kanehiro Baron was a Japanese naval physician. Born in Hyūga Province (present-day Miyazaki Prefecture) as the son of a "samurai" retainer to the Satsuma domain, Takaki studied Chinese medicine as a youth and served as

pos: Kagoshima dialect 1609. The invasion of Ryukyu had assured Satsuma's place as one of the most powerful feudal domains in Tokugawa Japan, and would also set a precedent for Satsuma as a vital role in later overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate and initiating the Meiji Restoration. In the Fall of 1729, a ship from Satsuma bound for the province of Osaka drifted off course and ended up landing at Cape Lopatka, in Russia. Upon arrival, the crew were attacked by a group of cossacks led by Andreï Chtinnikov. Out of seventeen members, only two survived: a trader named Soza, and the pilot's son

pos: Satsunan Islands Satsunan Islands The is a geopolitical name for a group of islands that forms the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands. The whole island group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Although Satsunan literally means the south of Satsuma Province, the north-eastern group of the Ōsumi Islands formed Tane Province for a brief period in the 8th and 9th centuries and then were merged into Ōsumi Province. The Tokara Islands and the northwestern group of the Ōsumi Islands belonged to Kawanabe District of Satsuma Province. The Amami Islands paid tribute to the Ryukyu Kingdom to the South until they were put

pos: Kian (tea master) arrested by Satsuma troops. After the war, he was taken to Kagoshima together with King Shō Nei and a number of high officials by Satsuma troops. After Shō Nei returned to Ryukyu, Kian was appointed "imperial tea master" (). Kian wrote a "Gunki monogatari" called during King Shō Hō's reign. It is a very important account of Satsuma's invasion. Kian (tea master) Kian was born in Sakai, Izumi Province, Japan. He studied tea ceremony from Kōin (), a disciple of Sen no Rikyū. Later, he learned Waka and Classical Chinese poetry. Kian came to Ryukyu at the age of 35.

pos: Matsukata Masayoshi Matsukata Masayoshi Prince was a Japanese politician and the 4th (May 6, 1891 – August 8, 1892) and 6th (September 18, 1896 – January 12, 1898) Prime Minister of Japan. Matsukata was born into a "samurai" family in Kagoshima, Satsuma Province (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture). At the age of 13, he entered the "Zoshikan", the Satsuma domain's Confucian academy, where he studied the teachings of Wang Yangming, which stressed loyalty to the Emperor. He started his career as a bureaucrat of the Satsuma Domain. In 1866, he was sent to Nagasaki to study western science, mathematics and surveying. Matsukata was highly

pos: Firearms of Japan shogunate's Shōgitai, at the Battle of Ueno in July 1868. In the second half of the conflict, in the northeast theater, Tosa Province troops are known to have used American-made Spencer repeating rifles. American-made handguns were also popular, such as the 1863 Smith & Wesson Army No 2, which was imported to Japan by the Scottish trader Thomas Blake Glover and used by the Satsuma forces. For some time after the Meiji Restoration, Japan continued to use imported weapons. The newly created Imperial Japanese Army used firearms intensively against more traditional samurai rebellious forces during the Satsuma rebellion in 1877,

pos: Bombardment of Kagoshima warships to Satsuma. The conflict actually became the starting point of a close relationship between Satsuma and Britain, which became major allies in the ensuing Boshin War. From the start, the Satsuma Province had generally been in favour of the opening and modernization of Japan. Although the Namamugi Incident was unfortunate, it was not characteristic of Satsuma's policy, and was rather abusively branded as an example of anti-foreign sonnō jōi sentiment, as a justification to a strong European show of force. An interesting historical footnote to this incident was that a teenaged Tōgō Heihachirō was manning one of the cannons

pos: Citrus unshiu derived from the former Satsuma Province in Japan, from which these fruits were first exported to the West. The Afrikaans name ' is also used in South African English. It came originally from the Tamil word ', meaning citrus. Under the Tanaka classification system, "Citrus unshiu" is considered a separate species from the mandarin. Under the Swingle system, unshius are considered to be a group of mandarin varieties. Genetic analysis has shown the Satsuma to be a highly-inbred mandarin-pomelo hybrid, with 22% of its genome, a larger proportion than seen in most mandarins, coming from pomelo. It arose when a

pos: Kumamoto Domain to the Satsuma Domain, and excluding the lands held by the Tokugawa and Matsudaira clans, the fourth-largest in Japan after the Kaga, Satsuma and Sendai domains. The hereditary "daimyōs" were head of the clan and head of the domain. Kumamoto Domain The , also known as , was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Higo Province in modern-day Kumamoto Prefecture. In the han system, Kumamoto was a political and economic abstraction based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields. In other words, the domain was defined in terms of "kokudaka", not land area. This

pos: Satsuma Domain Since the mid-15th century, Satsuma fought with the Ryukyu Kingdom for control of the Northern Ryukyu Islands, which lie southwest of Japan. In 1609, Shimazu Iehisa requested permission from the shogunate to invade Ryukyu. After a three-month war which met stiff resistance, Satsuma captured the Ryukyuan capital of Shuri and King Shō Nei. In the ensuing peace treaty, Satsuma annexed the Amami and Tokara Islands, demanded tribute, and forced the King and his descendants to pledge loyalty to Satsuma's "daimyō". For the remainder of the Edo period, Satsuma influenced their politics and dominated their trading policies to take advantage of

pos: Satsuma Rebellion Japan, the predecessor state to modern Japan. Although Satsuma had been one of the key players in the Meiji Restoration and the Boshin War, and although many men from Satsuma had risen to influential positions in the new Meiji government, there was growing dissatisfaction with the direction the country was taking. The modernization of the country meant the abolition of the privileged social status of the samurai class, and had undermined their financial position. The very rapid and massive changes to Japanese culture, language, dress and society appeared to many samurai to be a betrayal of the "jōi" ("expel the

pos: Citrus unshiu central China, Korea, the US, South Africa, South America, New Zealand, and around the Black Sea. Unshiu varieties cluster among the mandarin family. There are, however, some hybrids. Citrus unshiu Citrus unshiu is a seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as unshu mikan, cold hardy mandarin, satsuma mandarin, satsuma orange, naartjie, and tangerine. It is of Chinese origin, named after Unsyu (Wenzhou), China, but introduced to the West via Japan. The unshiu is known as () in China, and in Japan (or formally , the Japanese reading of the characters used in Chinese). In both languages, the name means

pos: Ata Tadakage century. Takanashi conjectured that Yoritomo's expedition to Kikai Island had effectively destroyed the Gusuku Site Complex's function as the trade center of the Southern Islands. Ata Tadakage , also known as , was a de facto ruler of Satsuma Province during the late Heian period of Japan. Ata Tadakage was a son of Izaku Yoshimichi. He was a distant relative of Taira no Suemoto, who founded the Shimazu Estate in the 1020s. His name was first attested in a contemporary source in 1138. At that time he was the governor of Ata District, Satsuma Province. He killed his eldest brother

pos: Ōkubo Toshimichi Ōkubo Toshimichi statesman, a samurai of Satsuma, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. He was regarded as one of the main founders of modern Japan. Ōkubo was born in Kagoshima, Satsuma Province, (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) to Ōkubo Juemon, a low-ranking retainer of Satsuma "daimyō" Shimazu Nariakira. The eldest of five children, he studied at the same local school as Saigō Takamori, who was three years older. In 1846, he was given the position of aide to the domain's archivist. Shimazu Nariakira recognized Ōkubo's talents and appointed him to the position of tax administrator in

pos: 1754 Hōreki River incident Shimazu family in the present Kagoshima Prefecture controlled the Satsuma province for roughly four centuries prior to the beginning of the Edo period, and the establishment of the han. Towards the end of the 16th century, the Shimazu controlled nearly all of Kyushu. Despite being defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his 1587 Kyūshū Campaign, and forced back to Satsuma, they remained one of the most powerful clans in Japan. In the Edo period, the Tokugawa Shogunate felt that the power of Satsuma han should be weakened. The plain of Obi had a number of big rivers with complicated geographical features,

pos: Satsunan Islands of the islands to their control. The Tokara Islands were returned to Japan in 1952, which were followed by the Amami Islands in December 1953. Satsunan Islands The is a geopolitical name for a group of islands that forms the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands. The whole island group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Although Satsunan literally means the south of Satsuma Province, the north-eastern group of the Ōsumi Islands formed Tane Province for a brief period in the 8th and 9th centuries and then were merged into Ōsumi Province. The Tokara Islands and the northwestern group of the

pos: Kagoshima served as raw, chicken "sashimi"); smoked eel, keihan, and "miki" (fermented rice milk consumed among residents of the Amami Islands). Satsuma age, or deep-fried fish cake, comes in great variety in Kagoshima. Though the deep-fried fishcake can be found throughout the country, the Satsuma Domain (modern-day Kagoshima Prefecture) is commonly believed to be the birthplace of the snack. It is said, though, the concept was introduced from the Ryūkyū Kingdom (modern-day Okinawa Prefecture) by Satsuma Lord, Nariakira Shimazu. There are many types of sweets produced in Kagoshima Prefecture. has produced some of Japan's most popular and timeless sweets such as

pos: Map of Japan (Kanazawa Bunko) is not clear why it was placed to the south of Japan, not India. In the southwestern corner, the label on the land mass reads: "Ushima, Country of Ryūkyū: a human body and a bird head; Amami Island: a owned district" (龍及國宇嶋身人頭鳥 雨見嶋私領郡). The latter half has been associated with the Kamakura shogunate's control of the southern borderland of Japan. Chikama Tokiie, who ruled a portion of Satsuma Province in southern Kyūshū, created a set of documents of inheritance in 1306. The properties to be inherited by Chikama Tokiie's family members included Kikai Island, Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima (and probably

pos: Okinawa Island Shin would then conquer the Sakishima Islands and centralize the royal government, the military, and the noro priestesses. In 1609, the Japanese domain of Satsuma launched an invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom, ultimately capturing the king and his capital after a long struggle. Ryukyu was forced to cede the Amami Islands and become a vassal of Satsuma. The kingdom became both a tributary of China and a tributary of Japan. Because China would not make a formal trade agreement unless a country was a tributary state, the kingdom was a convenient loophole for Japanese trade with China. When Japan officially

pos: Nichinan, Miyazaki industry. Manufacturing is worth approximately ¥47.2 billion per year. Tourism draws over a million visitors each year. Nichinan began as part of the Fujiwara Shōen in the Heian period. The city's history and development were heavily influenced by the history of Obi town, a district of Nichinan which still exists today. Obi was one of the eight districts of Hyūga, an old province in eastern Japan, which was ruled by the Itō clan based at Obi Castle. Throughout the Sengoku period, the Itō clan's most serious rival was the neighbouring Shimazu clan. The Shimazu clan had unified Satsuma Province and

pos: Ōkubo Toshimichi that day, he is supposedly assassinated by Seta Sōjirō, Shishio's right-hand man, and the Ichirō clan desecrates his corpse and claim they killed him. (Watsuki makes a comparison to President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, with Ōkubo in his notes). In Boris Akunin's novel "The Diamond Chariot", Erast Fandorin investigates the plot to assassinate Ōkubo but fails to prevent the assassination. Ōkubo Toshimichi statesman, a samurai of Satsuma, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. He was regarded as one of the main founders of modern Japan. Ōkubo was born in Kagoshima, Satsuma Province,

pos: Yamamoto Gonnohyōe died in 1933 and his grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo. "From the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia" </div> Yamamoto Gonnohyōe , also called Gonnohyōe, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the 16th (20 February 1913 – 16 April 1914) and 22nd (2 September 1923 – 7 January 1924) Prime Minister of Japan. Yamamoto was born in Kagoshima in Satsuma Province (now Kagoshima Prefecture) as the son of "samurai" who served the Shimazu clan. As a youth, he took part in the Anglo-Satsuma War. He later joined Satsuma's Eighth Rifle Troop; in the Boshin

pos: Namamugi Incident Namamugi Incident The (also known sometimes as the Kanagawa Incident, and as the Richardson Affair) was an assault of British subjects on armed retinue of Shimazu Hisamitsu in Japan on September 14, 1862, which occurred six days after Ernest Satow set foot on Japanese soil for the first time. Failure by the Satsuma clan to respond to British demands for compensation resulted in the August 1863 bombardment of Kagoshima, during the Late Tokugawa shogunate. In Japanese the bombardment is described as a war between the United Kingdom and Satsuma Domain, the Anglo-Satsuma War ("satsu-ei sensō"). Four British subjects (a Shanghai

neg: Satsuma Province Satsuma Province Satsuma's provincial capital was Satsumasendai. During the Sengoku period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu "daimyō", who ruled much of southern Kyūshū from their castle at Kagoshima city. They were the initial patrons of Satsuma ware, which was later widely exported to the West. In 1871, with the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures after the Meiji Restoration, the provinces of Satsuma and Ōsumi were combined to eventually establish Kagoshima Prefecture. Satsuma was one of the main provinces that rose in opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate in the mid 19th century. Because of this,

neg: Ryukyu Islands was appointed as a steward of Shimazu Estate in 1185. He was then named "shugo" of Satsuma and Ōsumi (and later Hyūga) Provinces by first "shōgun" Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1197. He became the founder of the Shimazu clan. Tadahisa lost power when his powerful relative Hiki Yoshikazu was overthrown in 1203. He lost the positions of "shugo" and "jitō" and only regained the posts of "shugo" of Satsuma Province and "jitō" of the Satsuma portion of Shimazu Estate. The "shugo" of Ōsumi Province and "jitō" of the Ōsumi portion of Shimazu Estate, both of which controlled Tanegashima, were succeeded

neg: Satsuma Kaidō Satsuma Kaidō The was a road across Kyūshū from Chikushino to Kagoshima, used by "daimyōs" for the "sankin-kōtai", and also by the lord of the Satsuma han on whom a similar obligation of visiting the "shōgun" was imposed. The Satsuma Kaidō's route is followed closely by the modern Route 3. In addition to the established use of traveling from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Satsuma Province, there were also many roads that connected from the Satsuma Kaidō. One such sub-route was the Ōkuchisuji (大口筋), which connected Satsuma Province with Ōkuchi. The terminus for the Ōkuchisuji is in Ōkuchi in modern Isa.

neg: Japanese battleship Satsuma each broadside and one in the stern. The waterline main belt of the "Satsuma"-class vessels consisted of Krupp cemented armor that had a maximum thickness of amidships. It tapered to a thickness of inches at the ends of the ship. A strake of armor protected the casemates. The barbettes for the main guns were thick. The armor of "Satsuma"s main gun turrets had a maximum thickness of nine inches. The deck armor was thick and the conning tower was protected by six inches of armor. "Satsuma", named for Satsuma Province, was laid down at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 15 May

neg: Kagoshima dialect Kagoshima dialect The , often referred to as the , is a group of dialects or dialect continuum of the Japanese language spoken mainly within the area of the former Ōsumi and Satsuma provinces now incorporated into the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. It may also be collectively referred to as the Satsuma dialect ( "Satsuma Hōgen" or "Satsuma-ben"), owing to both the prominence of the Satsuma Province and the region of the Satsuma Domain which spanned the former Japanese provinces of Satsuma, Ōsumi and the southwestern part of Hyūga. Although not classified as a separate language, the Satsugū dialect is

neg: Kagoshima green tea Satsuma town to Kirishima and from Shibushi to Soo. The chief priest from Uji started growing tea at temple in Yoshimatsu, Kagoshima.(1319 – 1320) This is the first time to grow tea in Kagoshima. In the Edo period (1603 – 1867), Satsuma clan encouraged tea cultivation so many people started growing tea at each place in Satsuma Province. At that time, the northern part of Kagoshima, from Akune to Yoshimatsu, was the center of tea plantations. Tea was mainly grown at ridges between rice fields and hedges. While opening up the country, the cultivation for export became active and many

neg: Satsuma, Louisiana Satsuma, Louisiana Satsuma is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. It owes its origin to the US Post Office Department rule which does not permit two post offices in the same state to have the same name. Satsuma is located on U.S. Route 190 between Walker and Livingston, and its original name was Stafford. The Satsuma community was first given the name Stafford by the Baton Rouge, Hammond & Eastern Railroad Company when the company established a station there when the line was completed in 1908. The station was probably named after one of the members of

neg: Kagoshima dialect and so on. Kagoshima dialect The , often referred to as the , is a group of dialects or dialect continuum of the Japanese language spoken mainly within the area of the former Ōsumi and Satsuma provinces now incorporated into the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. It may also be collectively referred to as the Satsuma dialect ( "Satsuma Hōgen" or "Satsuma-ben"), owing to both the prominence of the Satsuma Province and the region of the Satsuma Domain which spanned the former Japanese provinces of Satsuma, Ōsumi and the southwestern part of Hyūga. Although not classified as a separate language, the

neg: Shimazu clan with an income in excess of 700,000 "koku". The founder, Shimazu Tadahisa (d. 1227), was a son of "Shōgun" Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199) with the sister of Hiki Yoshikazu. Tadahisa's wife was a daughter of Koremune Hironobu, descendant of the Hata clan, whose name Tadahisa took at first. He received the domain of Shioda in Shinano Province in 1186 and was then named "shugo" of Satsuma Province. He sent Honda Sadachika to take possession of the province in his name and accompanied Yoritomo in his expedition to Mutsu in 1189. He went to Satsuma in 1196, subdued Hyūga and Ōsumi

neg: Toshima, Kagoshima the islands were a refuge for the defeated Heike clan following the Genpei War. During the Edo period, the islands came under the control of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, these islands were allotted to Kawanabe District of Satsuma Province, and then transferred to Ōshima District of Ōsumi Province in 1897. In 1908, the islands were grouped together with the Tokara Islands into , of which seven were inhabited. At that time, the ten islands included , , , , , , , , and . After World War II, from 2 February 1946 all

neg: Mishima, Kagoshima the "Heike monogatari" and the "Azuma Kagami," and local legend states that the islands were a refuge for the defeated Heike clan following the Genpei War. During the Edo period, the islands came under the control of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, these islands were allotted to Kawanabe District of Satsuma Province, and then transferred to Ōshima District of Ōsumi Province in 1897. In 1908, the islands were grouped together with the Tokara Islands into , of which seven were inhabited. After World War II, from 2 February 1946 all of the Japanese islands south

neg: Kamikaze mountain is also called ""Satsuma Fuji"" (meaning a mountain like Mount Fuji but located in the Satsuma Province region). Suicide-mission pilots looked over their shoulders to see the mountain, the southernmost on the Japanese mainland, said farewell to their country and saluted the mountain. Residents on Kikaishima Island, east of Amami Ōshima, say that pilots from suicide-mission units dropped flowers from the air as they departed on their final missions. "Kamikaze" pilots who were unable to complete their missions (because of mechanical failure, interception, etc.) were stigmatized in the years following the war. This stigma began to diminish some 50

neg: Komikan (fruit) Otherwise, from Kii Province after the Battle of Sekigahara (on October 21, 1600). The third theory is that he brought back "Takada mikan" oranges from Yatsushiro in Higo Province (present-day Kumamoto). This opinion is the most popular. It has become a specialty of Satsuma because Naotomo Yamaguchi, Tokugawa Ieyasu's retainer, admired its great taste. In 1603, it was presented to Tokugawa Ieyasu by Shimazu Tadatsune, "tozama daimyō" of Satsuma. In ancient times, it was referred to as "Mukoujima Mikan" or "Aka Mikan" but it started to be called "Sakurajima Mikan" in around 1658. Komikan (fruit) The is a type of

neg: Shimazu Tadahisa Shimazu Tadahisa According to a record of his life, he was reportedly born in Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka. He was initially but after being given the territory of Shimazu, Hyūga Province to rule from by Minamoto no Yoritomo, he took the name of Shimazu. Tadahisa was a son of the Shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199) by the sister of Hiki Yoshikazu. He married a daughter of Koremune Hironobu, descendant of the Hata clan, whose name Tadahisa at first took. He received the domain of Shioda (Shinano province) in 1186 and was then named "Shugo" of Satsuma province. He sent Honda

neg: Tokunoshima was invaded by samurai from Satsuma Domain in 1609 and its incorporation into the official holdings of that domain was recognized by the Tokugawa shogunate in 1624. Satsuma rule was harsh, with the inhabitants of the island reduced to serfdom and forced to raise sugar cane to meet high taxation, which often resulted in famine. In a famine in 1755, some 3000 islanders perished. Saigō Takamori was exiled to Tokunoshima in 1862 for less than two months, before he was resentenced to harsher conditions on Okinoerabujima. After the Meiji Restoration it was incorporated into Ōsumi Province and later became part

neg: Kuga Katsunan Kuga Katsunan Kuga was born in Hirosaki, Mutsu Province (present day Aomori prefecture) to the official doctor of the Nambu daimyō of Hirosaki Domain. He attended Miyagi Normal School in Miyagi prefecture, but was forced to quit due to abusive behavior by its principal, a native of Satsuma Province. This marked the start of Kuga’s lifelong opposition to the "hanbatsu" system and domination of the Meiji government by natives of the former Satsuma and Chōshū domains. After leaving Miyagi, he enrolled in the Law School of the Ministry of Justice. However, he again failed to graduate, having been expelled together

neg: History of Kagoshima Prefecture the present time, Yamato Ōken is tentatively used here. Kagoshima had been long regarded as a foreign country. Hayato people made underground tombs. Under the influence of "Yamato Ōken", Satsuma Local Country was established in 702 and Osumi Local Country was established in 713. However, Hayato people were not friendly with the "Yamato Ōken". In 1185, Shimazu Tadahisa (died August 1, 1227) was the founder of the Shimazu samurai clan. The Shimazu clan had become the "daimyō" of Satsuma and Ōsumi domains of Kagoshima and Hyūga country in the Azuchi–Momoyama period. He went to Satsuma in 1196, subdued Hyūga and

neg: Satsuma, Texas Satsuma, Texas Satsuma (also Ashford and Thompson Switch) is an area in northern unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. Satsuma is located along U.S. Highway 290 southeast of the community of Cypress and northwest of the city of Jersey Village. It was named for the groves of Satsuma mandarin oranges that were to be planted on site. Despite the presence of oil, the town never developed beyond the early 1900s. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District operates schools serving Satsuma. The main intersection of roads near Satsuma are SH 290 and SH 6 (to the south)/FM 1960 (to the north). In the

neg: Shimazu Estate claimed the clan name of Shimazu. A small portion of the Shimazu Estate in Satsuma was controlled by the Chiba clan. In 1203, Shimazu Tadahisa was ousted from his positions as a "jitō" of the estate and the governor of the three provinces because his relative Hiki Yoshikazu was annihilated by the Hōjō clan. He managed to regain the posts of the "jitō" of the Shimazu Estate "in Satsuma" and the Governor of Satsuma Province. However, the "jitō" of the estate "in Ōsumi" and the Governor of Ōsumi Province were succeeded by the Hōjō clan. The Nagoe branch family of

neg: Shimazu Yoshihisa troop was driven back to Satsuma province where they were forced to surrender. Most of domains they had conquered were divided by Hideyoshi and the Shimazu clan managed to retain only Satsuma Province and Ōsumi Province. Yoshihisa shaved his head to surrender showing that he would become a Buddhist monk if his life was spared. His name as a monk was "Ryūhaku" (龍伯) but it is unclear whether he retired to have Yoshihiro rule. As a retainer under Hideyoshi, his younger brother Yoshihiro controlled troops, but it is believed that Yoshihisa still managed day-to-day affairs in the domain. Yoshihisa did

neg: Machida Hisanari Machida Hisanari Machida Hisanari was born in 1838 in Shinshōin, an ancient village of the old Satsuma Province which became a district of Kagoshima in 1883. He was the eldest son of Machida Hisanaga, head of a samurai family in the service of Shimazu Narioki, the daimyō of the Satsuma Domain. At the age of 19, he left his hometown and moved to Edo, the capital, in order to continue his studies. Before his return to Satsuma, he spent more than three years at the Shōhei-zaka Gakumonjo (昌平坂学問所), a state-run academy under the control of the shogunate where Bakufu officials

neg: Komikan (fruit) been standing for over 200 years and sometimes a few hundred kilograms of mikan are produced from a single tree. The fruits ripen at the beginning of December and it turns into a flattened spherical shape that weighs anything from 20 to 50 grams. Its pith is hard but sweet-tasting. There are three theories about how "Sakurajima Komikan" were first cultivated. The first is that Shimazu Yoshihiro, the second son of Shimazu Takahisa, who was the "daimyō" of Satsuma Province, took back the oranges to Satsuma from the Korean Peninsula after the two Japanese invasions of Korea (1592 and 1598).

neg: Satsuma Domain powerful domains throughout the Edo period. This derived not only from their connection to Ryukyu, but also from the size and productive wealth of Satsuma province itself, and from their extreme distance from Edo, and thus from the "shōgun"s armies. The Shimazu exercised their influence to exact from the shogunate a number of special exceptions. Satsuma was granted an exception to the shogunate's limit of one castle per domain, a policy which was meant to restrict the military strength of the domains; the Shimazu then formed sub-fiefs within their domain, and doled out castles to their vassals, administering the domain

neg: Machida Hisanari tomb is located within the grounds of Kan'ei-ji, a Buddhist temple in the Ueno district of Tokyo, which was the "Bodaiji" of the Tokugawa dynasty during the Edo period (1603–1868). Machida Hisanari Machida Hisanari was born in 1838 in Shinshōin, an ancient village of the old Satsuma Province which became a district of Kagoshima in 1883. He was the eldest son of Machida Hisanaga, head of a samurai family in the service of Shimazu Narioki, the daimyō of the Satsuma Domain. At the age of 19, he left his hometown and moved to Edo, the capital, in order to continue

neg: Shimazu Tadahisa Sadachika to take possession of the province in his name and accompanied Yoritomo in his expedition to Mutsu in 1189. He went to Satsuma in 1196, subdued Hyūga and Ōsumi provinces, and built a castle in the domain of Shimazu (Hyūga) which name he also adopted. He is buried in Kamakura, near his father's tomb. Shimazu Tadahisa According to a record of his life, he was reportedly born in Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka. He was initially but after being given the territory of Shimazu, Hyūga Province to rule from by Minamoto no Yoritomo, he took the name of Shimazu. Tadahisa

neg: Morioka Domain Morioka Domain The Nanbu clan was a branch of the Seiwa Genji originally from Kai Province, who settled in what is now the town of Nanbu, Aomori after the conquest of the Hiraizumi Fujiwara by Minamoto no Yoritomo. Along with the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province, the Nanbu clan has the distinction of being one of the two clans which held onto their territories for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period to the Meiji Restoration. In July 1590, the 26th chieftain of the Nanbu clan, Nanbu Nobunao, made an oath of fealty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the Siege of

neg: Biwa hōshi revitalized interest in the "biwa" and saved it from becoming obsolete. According to Hugh de Ferranti, modern, live performances of "biwa" narrative singing are rare, with almost all performers being "practitioners of Chikuzen-biwa and Satsuma-biwa". Satsuma-biwa "emerged from interaction between moso and the samurai class" in Satsuma Province, starting a period of popularity for "modern biwa" until the 1930s, while Chikuzen-biwa had its origin in the 1890s in the Chikuzen region of Kyushu, drawing upon aspects of "mōsō" music, "shamisen", and Satsuma-biwa technique. These traditions enjoyed widespread appreciation during the early twentieth century due to the "mationalist, militarist sentiments of

neg: Konoe Nobutada of Emperor Go-Yōzei and was exiled to Bonotsu in Satsuma province, Kyūshū. He stayed there for three years. In September 1596 he received the imperial permission to return to Kyoto and held his sadaijin position again. In 1605 he was appointed to kanpaku finally. Konoe Nobutada In Japanese calligraphy he is distinguished as one of the "Kan'ei Sanpitsu" (寛永三筆) or "Three Brushes of the Kan'ei period", named in imitation of the Heian period Sanpitsu. He is a son of Konoe Sakihisa by a lady of waiting whose name is unknown. 1577 he held his genpuku and was named Nobumoto. Oda

neg: Byala Municipality, Ruse Province Byala Municipality, Ruse Province Byala Municipality () is a municipality ("obshtina") in Ruse Province, Central-North Bulgaria, located in the Danubian Plain about 20 km southeast of Danube river. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Byala. The municipality embraces a territory of 341 km² with a population of 14,962 inhabitants, as of December 2009. The area is crossroads of some of the main directions in the country - road E85, road E83, I-51 and I-52, which connect the province centre of Ruse with the cities of Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Svishtov and respectively the country capital of

neg: Koshikijima Islands the main island of Kyūshū. The cruise course visiting many scenic coastal rocks and islets is available from Shimo-Koshiki island. Koshikijima Islands The in the East China Sea are an island chain located 38 km west of the port city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima. All minor islands are currently (as in 2017) uninhabited. The islands once consisted of 14 villages, belonging to Shikijima-gun, Satsuma Province ("Satsuma no Kuni") during the Meiji period. In 1889, the islands were consolidated into Kami-Koshiki and Shimo-Koshiki villages. In 1897, the islands were merged with Satsuma-gun. Later, Kashima village and Sato village broke off, totalling in

neg: Satsuma High School is Mrs. Brandi Anderson. Its mascot is the Gators. The school serves the City of Satsuma. Prior to the 2012 split of the City of Satsuma from the Mobile County system, other areas of northern Mobile County, including Axis and Creola were zoned to Satsuma. Prior to the split of the City of Saraland from the county system in 2009, Saraland was zoned to Satsuma High. After the separation of Satsuma city schools from Mobile County, areas formerly zoned to Satsuma High not in the Satsuma city limits, including Creola, were rezoned to Citronelle High School in Citronelle. In December

neg: Maki Yasuomi from Mitogaku and elsewhere, Maki created a new school of thought called Tenpōgaku, named after the era in which it was founded. Maki worked with Okubo Toshimichi of Satsuma, in setting up Shimazu Hisamitsu's trip to Kyoto. In 1862, Maki was implicated in the Terada-ya Incident, and briefly imprisoned. Maki took part in the Kinmon Incident of 1864, and joined in Chōshū's attack on Aizu-Satsuma allied forces in Kyoto; however, he was beaten back. He committed suicide with his troops at Mount Tennōzan when he was surrounded by Aizu forces under Hayashi Gonsuke and Jinbo Kuranosuke, and Shinsengumi forces under

neg: Luapula Province Luapula Province Luapula Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces located in the northern part of the country. Luapula Province is named after the Luapula River and its capital is Mansa. As per the 2010 Zambian census, the Province had a population of 991,927, which accounted for 7.57 per cent of the total Zambian population. The province has international border along Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and domestically extends along the northern and eastern banks of the Luapula river from Lake Bangweulu to Lake Mweru. The province is inhabited by Bemba, who are also the major tribe in

neg: Invasion of Ryukyu newly established Tokugawa shogunate (1603–1867), to invade Ryukyu in 1609, claiming it a punitive mission. One of the chief events which spurred Satsuma to aggression occurred when Hideyoshi launched the first of two invasions of Korea. In 1591, Shimazu Yoshihisa said that "Hideyoshi ordered Ryukyu and Satsuma to contribute 15000 troops in order to invade China; however, Ryukyu is a far country and Japanese military strategy is unfamiliar to your forces. I exempt you from mobilization of the troops. In exchange, however, you must supply 10 months' rations for 7000 troops. " Sho Nei supplied only half in 1593. Following

neg: Luapula Province Kwanga festival is held in the October by the Njumba tribe in Samfya. It is seen as a cultural reunion of the tribe to preserve their rituals and traditions. Other festivals celebrated in the province are the Malaila Ceremony, the festival of death of evil lion, the Musubilwa Mpemba Ceremony, and the Ubwilile traditional ceremony. Luapula Province Luapula Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces located in the northern part of the country. Luapula Province is named after the Luapula River and its capital is Mansa. As per the 2010 Zambian census, the Province had a population of 991,927, which

neg: Satsuma Rebellion for the war because the English name does not well represent the war and its Japanese name. Ravina said that the war's scope was much farther than Satsuma, and he characterizes the event as being closer to a civil war than a rebellion. Ravina prefers the English name "War of the Southwest." Satsuma Rebellion The Satsuma Rebellion or was a revolt of disaffected samurai against the new imperial government, nine years into the Meiji Era. Its name comes from the Satsuma Domain, which had been influential in the Restoration and became home to unemployed samurai after military reforms rendered their

neg: Satsuma Rebellion Satsuma Rebellion The Satsuma Rebellion or was a revolt of disaffected samurai against the new imperial government, nine years into the Meiji Era. Its name comes from the Satsuma Domain, which had been influential in the Restoration and became home to unemployed samurai after military reforms rendered their status obsolete. The rebellion lasted from January 29, 1877, until September of that year, when it was decisively crushed and its leader, Saigō Takamori, committed seppuku after being mortally wounded. Saigō's rebellion was the last and most serious of a series of armed uprisings against the new government of the Empire of

neg: Aconcagua (video game) Aconcagua (video game) The game is set on a mountain after a plane crash, and allows for the switching between characters. The setting of the game is in the fictional country of Meruza – which was named after the actual Argentine province Mendoza; the country is currently undergoing political turmoil as the result of an independence movement. The movement has split Argentina in half, and a 33-year-old activist named Pachamama goes on a flight as part of a politically motivated independence tour. During the flight, a terrorist detonates a time bomb, which causes the plane to crash near Aconcagua's peak;

neg: Muthanna Governorate Muthanna Governorate Muthanna Governorate ( "Al Muthannā") or Al Muthanna Province, is a province in Iraq, named after the 7th-century Arab general al-Muthanna ibn Haritha. It is in the south of the country, bordering Saudi Arabia. Its capital is the city of Samawah. Before 1976 it was part of the Diwaniya Province, which included present-day Najaf Governorate and Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. Samawah is very close to the ancient Sumerian-Babylonian city of Uruk (Aramaic: "Erech"), which is possibly the source of the name Iraq. After the decline of Babylon following the Seleucid founding of Seleucia, Uruk became the largest city in southern

neg: Godai Tomoatsu foundation of the pioneering Osaka Chamber and Industry. Godai later returned to Europe to negotiate with the Comte des Cantons de Charles Montblanc (1832–1893) to establish a joint venture commercial enterprise for the development of Satsuma's natural resources in exchange for European weapons and manufactured goods. This French–Satsuma trading company attracted French investment into the Satsuma domain to establish a steamship shipyard and textile (silk) spinning factories and to send promising students from Satsuma overseas. Its existence also allowed Satsuma to participate as if it were an independent country in the Paris Exhibition of 1867, much to the consternation of

neg: Kagoshima Kagoshima Kagoshima Prefecture (also known as the Satsuma Domain) was the center of the territory of the Shimazu clan for many centuries. It was a busy political and commercial port city throughout the medieval period and into the Edo period (1603–1868) when it formally became the capital of the Shimazu's fief, the Satsuma Domain. The official emblem is a modification of the Shimazu's kamon designed to resemble the character 市 ("shi", "city"). Satsuma remained one of the most powerful and wealthiest domains in the country throughout the period, and though international trade was banned for much of this period, the

neg: Koshikijima Islands Koshikijima Islands The in the East China Sea are an island chain located 38 km west of the port city of Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima. All minor islands are currently (as in 2017) uninhabited. The islands once consisted of 14 villages, belonging to Shikijima-gun, Satsuma Province ("Satsuma no Kuni") during the Meiji period. In 1889, the islands were consolidated into Kami-Koshiki and Shimo-Koshiki villages. In 1897, the islands were merged with Satsuma-gun. Later, Kashima village and Sato village broke off, totalling in 4 villages. In 2004, during "the great Heisei merger", the villages were merged with Sendai, a city that exists on

neg: Uvs Province Uvs Province Uvs (, "Uws aimag") is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom which lies above sea level. The province is named after Mongolia’s biggest lake, Uvs Lake. Parts of the steppe in this province are protected as the World Heritage Site "Ubsunur Hollow". In the north the province borders the Russian Federation for , whilst in the east of border lies between Uvs and Zavkhan province. In the south and west it borders for each of Khovd and

neg: Battle of Momotsugi Battle of Momotsugi The Battle of Momotsugi was fought on October 9, 1539 when an army of the Iriki-in clan (loyal to Shimazu Takahisa) stormed the castle of Iwaya, aligned with the rival Shimazu Sanehisa. Sanehisa had been the lord of Izumi castle in Satsuma province. He was a member of a branch family of the Shimazu. In 1526 he rebelled against Shimazu Katsuhisa and managed to expel him from Satsuma Province. Sanehisa attempted to establish himself as an independent power. With the clan's allegiance divided, Iriki-in Shigetomo remained loyal to Katsuhisa and his successor Takahisa. Momotsugi Castle had been

neg: Jowzjan Province the area, most recently in 2002. 39.5% of the population speaks Uzbeki, 28.7% speaks Turkmani, 17.2% speaks Pashto, 12.1% speaks Dari and 2.5% speaks other languages. Jowzjan Province Jowzjan, sometimes spelled as Jawzjan or Jozjan (, ), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. The province is divided into 11 districts and contains hundreds of villages. It has a population of about 512,100, which is multi-ethnic and mostly agriculturers. Sheberghan is the capital of Jozjan province. The province is named after the early medieval region and principality of Juzjan.

neg: Kimotsuki Kanetake fief in Satsuma Province. They became known as Kiire Kimotsuki,and were granted 5500 "koku" by the Shimazu lord. This was unique as this were one of the seven vassal family amongst the chief retainers of the Shimazu that was allowed this degree of autonomy within the Shimazu fief of 770,000 "koku". Kimotsuki Kanetake Kimotsuki Kanetake (肝付兼武) (1823–1888) was a retainer, and scholar for the Shimazu clan of southern Kyushu during the late Edo period Kanetake was born the son of Kanekiyo, who hailed from Kushikino, Hioki district in Satsuma Province. Kanetake's great-grandfather Kanekata formed a branch family from his main

neg: Jowzjan Province Jowzjan Province Jowzjan, sometimes spelled as Jawzjan or Jozjan (, ), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. The province is divided into 11 districts and contains hundreds of villages. It has a population of about 512,100, which is multi-ethnic and mostly agriculturers. Sheberghan is the capital of Jozjan province. The province is named after the early medieval region and principality of Juzjan. Between the early 16th century and mid-18th century, the area was ruled by the Khanate of Bukhara. It was conquered by Ahmad Shah Durrani and became

neg: Narahara Shigeru and the American invasion of 1945"." Even so, despite extensive reforms and modernization efforts, the prefecture's economic and political situation vis-a-vis Tokyo could be said to have more closely resembled that of a colony than that of an integral part of the home country. Narahara was not popular in Okinawa. He is said to have largely ignored the needs of Okinawan farmers, and to have given preferential treatment to men from his home province of Satsuma (Kagoshima prefecture). A number of movements arose opposing his policies; one was led by prefectural official Jahana Noboru and connected to the Freedom and

neg: Satsuma Kiriko cut glass sometimes combined with the mix in order to "eliminate impurities". Finally, as the mixture cooled niter was added to it and after melting the compound was shapen into Satsuma kiriko. Edo kiriko () features transparent and colorless glass, while Satsuma kiriko is more delicate and features overlaid colored glass. According to a recent study, the new one is produced since the section of the colorless Satsuma kiriko is tidied up. The main feature is the deep color of the overlaid colored glass. Also, cutting the glass boldly gives beautiful gradations of color. To properly understand Satsuma Kiriko, it can be

neg: History of Miyazaki Prefecture Ōken, and comparison of soldiers revealed more lower class soldiers than in other countries. In 1185, Shimazu Tadahisa (died August 1, 1227) was the founder of the Shimazu samurai clan. The Shimazu clan had become the "daimyō" of Satsuma and Ōsumi domains of Kagoshima and Hyuga country. He went to Satsuma in 1196, subdued Hyuga and Osumi provinces, and built a castle in the domain of Shimazu (Hyūga) which name he also adopted. He is buried in Kamakura, near his father's tomb. Strongmen in Hyuga were Tsuchimochi, Ito, Kitahara and Shimazu, Hongo and Niiro. These strongmen fought against their enemies.

neg: 1754 Hōreki River incident Ibi River. "Satsuma Gishiden" (1977–1982), a gekiga drawn and written by Hiroshi Hirata, is a collection of fictional anecdotes revolving around the incident. The main theme of "Satsuma Gishiden" is the desperation and stoicism of the Satsuma samurai in the face of their ordeal. 1754 Hōreki River incident The 1754 Horeki River incident was an incident in which the Tokugawa shogunate maliciously ordered the Satsuma han to carry out difficult river improvement works. Rivers which caused frequent floods included the Kiso, Nagara and Ibi Rivers near Nagoya in the Hōreki era. This order ultimately resulted in 51 Satsuma samurai committing

neg: Shō Nei it, and sent no supplies. Following Hideyoshi's death in 1598, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's subsequent rise to power, Shō Nei was asked by Satsuma to formally submit to the new shogunate, a request which was also ignored. Satsuma invaded Ryukyu in the spring of 1609. When Satsuma landed in Northern Okinawa and attacked Nakijin Castle, the King's son and heir apparent, Shō Kokushi, was killed during the battle. Shō Nei surrendered on the fifth day of the fourth lunar month after Satsuma surrounded and breached Shuri Castle. Shō Nei was taken, along with a number of his officials, to Sunpu to

neg: Subdivisions of Burundi There are 117 "communes" in Burundi. The smallest subdivision in Burundi is the "colline" (literally "hill") of which there are 2,638 in the country. Subdivisions of Burundi Burundi is a unitary state which is sub-divided at three levels: provinces, communes, and "collines" (hills). The largest administrative division in Burundi is the province. There are 18 provinces in Burundi, each named after its provincial capital. Each province has a Provincial Governor. The provincial organisation of Burundi has been reformed on a number of occasions. The most recent province, Rumonge, was created in 2015. The provinces are Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural,

neg: Muthanna Governorate Babylonia, and its name ("Erech") came to replace "Babili" (Babylonia), as the city long outlived the former capital, surviving into the 7th century AD. Muthanna Governorate Muthanna Governorate ( "Al Muthannā") or Al Muthanna Province, is a province in Iraq, named after the 7th-century Arab general al-Muthanna ibn Haritha. It is in the south of the country, bordering Saudi Arabia. Its capital is the city of Samawah. Before 1976 it was part of the Diwaniya Province, which included present-day Najaf Governorate and Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. Samawah is very close to the ancient Sumerian-Babylonian city of Uruk (Aramaic: "Erech"), which is possibly

neg: Tvarditsa, Sliven Province Tvarditsa, Sliven Province Tvarditsa (, Tvarditsa) is a town in Sliven Province, Southeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Tvarditsa Municipality. As of December 2016, the town has a population of 5,681 inhabitants. Tvarditsa is located on the southern slopes of Stara Planina. The area around is known as the Tvarditsa Coal Basin, the only place in the country where soft coal is mined. Tvarditsa Rocks in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica are named after Tvarditsa. The Bessarabian Bulgarian village of Tvardiţa in Taraclia District, Moldova, was founded by refugees from Tvardisa, who named it after their

neg: Namamugi Incident trial and execution of the perpetrators, which never took place). Satsuma prevaricated and Britain eventually engaged Satsuma a year later in what subsequently became known to the Japanese as the Anglo-Satsuma War. A squadron went to Kagoshima, capital of the Satsuma Domain to demand reparation for the Namamugi Incident. Meeting further prevarication, they seized several Satsuma vessels as hostage against payment, and were unexpectedly fired on by Satsuma forts. The squadron retaliated, and the naval bombardment of Kagoshima ensued. This claimed five lives among the people of Satsuma (which had largely been evacuated before the unheralded attack on the British

neg: Itō clan Sengoku period, The Itō family's most serious rivals in this period were the Shimazu. The Shimazu clan, which had unified Satsuma Province and Ōsumi Province under their control, began to clash with the Itō in 1570. The Itō were finally defeated by the Shimazu in 1578. Yoshisuke, the family head, went to Kyoto by way of Iyo Province, and sought help from Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The family's old lands were restored in 1587, following Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Kyushu and defeat of the Shimazu clan. By the Edo period, the Itō retained their holdings, which came to be known as the

neg: Ōtomo no Yakamochi Satsuma Province. In 777 he rose to the governorship of Ise Province. According to the records of the , he served in this post for about five years. In 780 he was promoted to . Fearing suspicion and banishment from the capital for aiding in Hikami no Kawatsugu's , he remained quiet and was promoted to in 783. He died by drowning in Mutsu Province while attending to his concurrent post as "shōgun". Soon after his death, Fujiwara no Tanetsugu was assassinated; suspecting that Yakamochi was involved in the affair, his burial was denied and he was posthumously disgraced and

neg: Battle of Toba–Fushimi () on the morning of the 28th by the troops of Satsuma and Chōshū, and were forced to retreat in the direction of Yodo Castle after a bitter fight. The Shogunal forces which had regrouped at Tominomori () were attacked by the forces of Satsuma in the morning. Around noon, the Imperial brocade banner appeared from behind the Satsuma–Chōshū lines. At first, neither side recognized the strange banner. Messengers had to be sent to both sides to explain what it was. Shogunal forces were thrown into confusion and Satsuma-Chōshū forces, their morale boosted, drew swords and charged the shogunal lines.

neg: Imperial Japanese Army upon the cooperation of its vassals' armies. The opening of the country after two centuries of seclusion subsequently led to the Meiji Restoration and the Boshin War in 1868. The domains of Satsuma and Chōshū came to dominate the coalition against the shogunate. On 27 January 1868, tensions between the shogunate and imperial sides came to a head when Tokugawa Yoshinobu marched on Kyoto, accompanied by a 15,000-strong force consisting of troops that had been trained by French military advisers. They were opposed by 5,000 troops from the Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa domains. At the two road junctions of Toba

neg: Satsuma Loans Satsuma Loans Satsuma Loans (a trading name of Provident Personal Credit) is an online-only loan provider offering short-term loans. It was launched by doorstep lender Provident Financial in 2013. Satsuma Loans charges a typical annual percentage rate of 991% , with a maximum interest rate of 1,575%. Satsuma lends up to £1,000 to first time customers which can be borrowed over a 12-month period, incurring an interest charge of £990 on a £1,000 loan. Satsuma Loans offer fixed weekly or monthly repayment plans and claim that there are no hidden fees or charges with their loans. At the time of

neg: Creola, Alabama rezoned to Blount, Citronelle, and/or Vigor high schools. Ultimately Creola, without an elementary school after the departure of Satsuma schools, was rezoned to North Mobile County, converted into a K-8, and Citronelle High. Any Creola residents wishing to send their children to Satsuma schools would be required to pay tuition. about 100 students residing in Creola attended Satsuma schools. Due to the distance to Citronelle High (the distance by bus is about 30 minutes), several area parents wanted an annexation to the City of Satsuma and/or a partnership with the Satsuma school system. In 2013 a member of the Creola

neg: Ukita Hideie Masanori's army took control of and won the battle. One of the defectors, Kobayakawa Hideaki, was granted Okayama Castle and surrounding Ukita territories by the Tokugawa as a reward for his betrayal, which is believed to have been the decisive factor in the Tokugawa victory. Hideie was angered by the betrayal and initially intended to hunt down Kobayakawa for a man-to-man duel but was stopped by his advisors. After escaping the battle, he went into hiding in Satsuma Province where his former allies protected him for several years. In 1603 however, Shimazu Tadatsune informed the Tokugawa shogunate of Hideie's location,

neg: Shirak Province winter sports renovated in 2015-16, is named after Ludvig Mnatsakanyan. The area of Ashotsk has a modern skiing trail hosting an international tournament for cross-country skiing. Shirak Province Shirak (, ), is a province ("marz") of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering Turkey in the west and Georgia in the north. Its capital and largest city is Gyumri. It is as much semi-desert as it is mountain meadow or high alpine. In the south, the high steppes crash into mountain terrain, verdant green in the spring, hues of reddish brown in the summer. The province