Satsuma Province (???, Satsuma-no Kuni) was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Ky?sh?. Its abbreviation is Sassh? (??).
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History
Satsuma's provincial capital was Satsumasendai. During the Sengoku period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu daimy?, who ruled much of southern Ky?sh? 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 ?sumi 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, the oligarchy that came into power after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had a strong representation from the Satsuma province, with leaders such as ?kubo Toshimichi and Saig? Takamori taking up key government positions.
Satsuma is well known for its production of sweet potatoes, known in Japan as ??? (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.
Maps Satsuma Province
Historical districts
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Ata District (???) - merged into Hioki District on March 29, 1896
- Ei District (???) - merged into Ibusuki District (along with parts of Kiire District) on March 29, 1896
- Hioki District (???) - absorbed Ata District on March 29, 1896; now dissolved
- Ibusuki District (???) - absorbed Ei and parts of Kiire Districts on March 29, 1896; now dissolved
- Isa District (???)
- Kitaisa District (????) - merged with Hishikari District (???) of ?sumi Province to become the 2nd incarnation of Isa District (???) on March 29, 1896
- Minamiisa District (????) - merged into Satsuma District (along with Koshikijima and Taki Districts) on March 29, 1896
- Izaku District (???) - merged into Ata District prior the Meiji period
- Izumi District (???)
- Kagoshima District (????) - absorbed Kita?sumi District (????) of ?sumi Province and Taniyama District of Satsuma Province on March 29, 1896
- Kawanabe District (???) - absorbed remaining parts of Kiire District (the village of Chiran) on March 29, 1896; now dissolved
- Koshikijima District (???) - merged into Satsuma District (along with Minamiisa and Taki Districts) on March 29, 1896
- Kiire District (???) - split and merged into Kawanabe and Ibusuki Districts on March 29, 1896
- Satsuma District (???) - absorbed Koshikijima, Minamiisa and Taki Districts on March 29, 1896
- Taki District (???) - merged into Satsuma District (along with Koshikijima and Minamiisa Districts) on March 29, 1896
- Taniyama District (???) - merged into Kagoshima District (along with Kita?sumi District of ?sumi Province) on March 29, 1896
See also
- Shimazu clan
- Satsuma Domain
- Japanese battleship Satsuma
- History of Kagoshima Prefecture
Notes
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
External links
- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
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