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Directly below them was a group of families known as the ''daishinbun'' (大身分), lower in status than the ''ichimonke'', but still above the Shimazu ''[[karo|karô]]'' ("House Elders," also known as ''kokurô'', or "Domain Elders") The ''daishinbun'' included the [[Shimazu Saemon clan]] (also known as the Hioki Shimazu), the [[Shimazu Suo clan]] (Hanaoka Shimazu), and the [[Hongo clan|Hongô clan]] (Shimazu Chikugo clan, or Miyakonojô Shimazu), with the [[Shimazu Tosho clan]] (Miyanojô Shimazu) being added to the group later.<ref name=miyako/>

Directly below them was a group of families known as the ''daishinbun'' (大身分), lower in status than the ''ichimonke'', but still above the Shimazu ''[[karo|karô]]'' ("House Elders," also known as ''kokurô'', or "Domain Elders") The ''daishinbun'' included the [[Shimazu Saemon clan]] (also known as the Hioki Shimazu), the [[Shimazu Suo clan]] (Hanaoka Shimazu), and the [[Hongo clan|Hongô clan]] (Shimazu Chikugo clan, or Miyakonojô Shimazu), with the [[Shimazu Tosho clan]] (Miyanojô Shimazu) being added to the group later.<ref name=miyako/>

Other prominent Shimazu retainer families included the [[Ijuin clan|Ijûin]], [[Kabayama clan|Kabayama]], and [[Niiro clan]]s.

Other prominent Shimazu retainer families included the [[Ijuin clan|Ijûin]], [[Kabayama clan|Kabayama]], [[Tanegashima clan|Tanegashima]], and [[Niiro clan]]s.

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