Shimazu Hisanaga was a [[Satsuma han]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' who served under [[Shimazu Nariakira]]. Following Nariakira's death in [[1858]], however, he was dismissed from his position as the domain was returned to a more conservative mode.
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Shimazu Hisanaga was a [[Satsuma han]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' who served under [[Shimazu Nariakira]]. Following Nariakira's death in [[1858]], however, he was dismissed from his position as the domain was returned to a more conservative mode; however, he was then restored to his position as ''karô'' by [[Shimazu Tadayoshi]].