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*''Japanese'': [[島津]]重豪 ''(Shimazu Shigehide)''
Shimazu Shigehide was the 25th [[Shimazu clan]] lord of [[Satsuma province]], known especially for his support for [[Rangaku|Western Studies]], and for relative openness regarding travel and exchanges between Satsuma and other [[provinces]].
During the early years of his reign, [[Shimazu Hisamoto]] served as an unofficial regent for the young Shigehide.
In [[1779]], he established an astronomical observatory and academy called the Meiji-kan; later renamed [[Tenmonkan]], this site grew to become the chief center of urban culture in [[Kagoshima]].<ref>Plaques on-site at Tenmonkan.</ref>
His concubines included [[Chima no kata]], eldest daughter of the court noble [[Tsutsumi Toshinaga]], whose direct descendants would include the famous [[Atsuhime]].<ref>Plaque at grave of Chima no kata, [[Shojoke-in|Shôjôke-in]], Teramachi-dôri, Kyoto.</ref> Shigehide's children included [[Kodai-in|Kôdai-in]], who went on to become the chief wife of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Ienari]].
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*''Died: ''
*''Japanese'': [[島津]]重豪 ''(Shimazu Shigehide)''
Shimazu Shigehide was the 25th [[Shimazu clan]] lord of [[Satsuma province]], known especially for his support for [[Rangaku|Western Studies]], and for relative openness regarding travel and exchanges between Satsuma and other [[provinces]].
During the early years of his reign, [[Shimazu Hisamoto]] served as an unofficial regent for the young Shigehide.
In [[1779]], he established an astronomical observatory and academy called the Meiji-kan; later renamed [[Tenmonkan]], this site grew to become the chief center of urban culture in [[Kagoshima]].<ref>Plaques on-site at Tenmonkan.</ref>
His concubines included [[Chima no kata]], eldest daughter of the court noble [[Tsutsumi Toshinaga]], whose direct descendants would include the famous [[Atsuhime]].<ref>Plaque at grave of Chima no kata, [[Shojoke-in|Shôjôke-in]], Teramachi-dôri, Kyoto.</ref> Shigehide's children included [[Kodai-in|Kôdai-in]], who went on to become the chief wife of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Ienari]].
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==References==
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[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
