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[[Image:Niiro_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Niiro kamon.]]
[[Image:Niiro_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Niiro kamon.]]
The Niiro of [[Satsuma province]] were descended from a branch of the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu family]], whom they served for many generations. In the Edo Period they became one of the principal Shimazu retainer families.
The Niiro of [[Satsuma province]] were one of the principal retainer families to the [[Shimazu clan]], and were descended from a branch of that house - specifically from [[Shimazu Tokihisa]], son of [[Shimazu Tadamune]].
Members of the clan included prominent Shimazu retainers on the [[Sengoku period]] battlefield, [[Edo period]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' (House Elders) of [[Satsuma han]], prominent Satsuma han officials stationed in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and influential figures in [[Bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]] developments.
==Selected Members==
*[[Niiro Hisaaki]]
*[[Niiro Hisanobu]] (Hisanaga)
*[[Niiro Matazaemon]]
*[[Niiro Nagazumi]] (Ryoan)
*[[Niiro Shiroemon|Niiro Shirôemon]]
*[[Niiro Sojiro|Niiro Sôjirô]]
*[[Niiro Tadamoto]] (d. [[1610]])
*[[Niiro Tadatsugu]]
*[[Niiro Yasuhisa]]
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