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*[[Meirindo (Kaga)|Meirindô]], a [[han school]] of [[Kaga han|Kaga domain]] *[[Meirindo (Nagoya)|Meirindô]], a ''han'' school of [[Owari han|Owari domain]]

*''Han'ô'' ("King of a [[Han|Domain]]") - 藩王

...]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion]] of his kingdom by forces from [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]]. ...a; Ryûkyû was forbidden from sending embassies or envoys to any Japanese [[han|domain]] other than Kagoshima; the only Japanese traders permitted to trade

Kawakami Shikibu was a [[Bakumatsu period]] [[Kagoshima han]] retainer. In [[1856]], he served for a time as ''Ryûkyû shuei'', inspec

...Documents Related to Ryûkyû") are a collection of [[Edo period]] [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]] records relating to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdo

''Ryûkyû tsûhô'' was a coinage produced in [[Satsuma han]] beginning in [[1862]], as part of a scheme by the late [[Shimazu Nariakir

...taku|Oyadomari Chôtaku]], relates negotiations between [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] (the former royal court) and [[Matsuda Michiyuki]] of the [[Meiji governm

...dom]], to announce that [[Shimazu Mitsuhisa]] has become lord of [[Satsuma han]], and to request the Ryukyuan king's formal letter of reply, and oath of l *[[Ikeda Tsunamasa]], daimyô of [[Okayama han]], is born (d. 1714).

...a ''[[karo|karô]]'' under the first two [[Edo period]] lords of [[Satsuma han]], and was involved in many of the [[Shimazu clan]]'s major military campai ...[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] as the chief commander of the ''[[han]]'s'' forces in [[1609]].

...or to be handed over to the ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyô]]'' (a [[Satsuma han]] official resident in Ryûkyû).

Some [[han|domains]], such as [[Morioka han]], occasionally presented volumes of saltpeter to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]

In the early modern period, Satsuma han maintained offices on each of the seven main Tokara Islands, including regu ...]] maintained a policy of attempting to hide relations with Japan (Satsuma han, specifically) from the [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] court. Evidence of Japanese o

*''Titles: [[roju|Rôjû]], Izu-no-kami, lord of [[Yoshida han]]'' Matsudaira Nobuakira was lord of [[Yoshida han]] in [[Mikawa province]]. He served as a member of the ''[[roju|rôjû]]''

...d]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' (House Elders) of [[Satsuma han]], prominent Satsuma han officials stationed in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and influen

...[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by forces from [[Satsuma han]], Sai Ken traveled to Beijing, continuing the pattern of tributary mission

...to serve as an interpreter between the Ryukyuan royal court and [[Satsuma han]] authorities following Satsuma's [[Invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû

Godai Hidetaka was a Confucian scholar in service to [[Satsuma han]], who in an [[1843]] memorial to the ''daimyô'', suggested that [[Ryukyu

*''Titles: lord of [[Fukuyama han]], ''[[roju|rôjû]]'', Ise-no-kami'' Abe Masatomo was the fourth [[Abe clan]] lord of [[Fukuyama han]]. Though appointed a member of the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' in [[1787]]/3, he r

...inaga]] reassigned to [[Murayama han]] ([[Dewa province]]) from [[Yokosuka han]]. *[[Tsuruga han]] formed.

* 1718/1 [[Kokura han|Kokura]], [[Fukuoka han|Fukuoka]], and [[Choshu han|Chôshû]] defeat illegal trading ships from Qing. * 1718/3/11 Farmers riot in Chôshû han.

*[[1609]]-[[1872]] - Period under [[Satsuma han]] *1872-1879 - [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]]

...o their country by being first sent to [[Nagasaki]], and then to [[Satsuma han]], and from there back to Ryûkyû.

Takami Senseki was a high-ranking retainer for [[Koga han|Koga domain]], serving lords [[Doi Toshiatsu]] and [[Doi Toshitsura]] in po

*1681/2/25 Hotta Masatoshi reassigned to [[Koga han]] from [[Annaka han]]. *1681/5/20 [[Ikki]] in [[Shizuku han]].

...reed, after much consideration and after seeking permission from [[Satsuma han]], and so Sai was dispatched. By the time Sai arrived in China, however, in

...Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] (where it was quite dry), and as far north as [[Hirosaki han|Hirosaki]] (which saw heavy rains, as did many other parts of "mainland" Ja

Shimazu Yoshitaka was the fourth [[Edo period]] daimyô of [[Satsuma han]]. |width="35%"|'''Lord of [[Satsuma han]]'''<br> [[1704]]-[[1721]]

*[[Satsuma han]] sends aid to relieve [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], which had been sufferin ...ate the defenses, trade activities, and commercial potential of [[Matsumae han]], and to assess the Russian presence and the potential threat posed by it.

...ugawa Ienobu]] and [[Tokugawa Ietsugu]], and [[daimyo|lord]] of [[Takasaki han]] in [[Kozuke province|Kôzuke province]]. ...]'' domain of Takasaki in [[1710]], and then was transferred to [[Murakami han]] in [[Echigo province]] in [[1717]].

Matsudaira Yasuyoshi was an [[Edo period]] lord of [[Hamada han]] in [[Iwami province]] from [[1736]] to [[1759]] and again from [[1769]] u ...hi became lord of [[Koga han]] in [[Shimousa province]] and then [[Okazaki han]] in [[Mikawa province]] before being returned to Hamada in 1769.

...ficance. It also aimed to keep secret Ryûkyû's relationship with [[Satsuma han]], and with Japan more broadly. The text also included a list of fifteen go

...he [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] as representatives of [[Satsuma han]], seeking Ryûkyû's submission to [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] and [[Tokugawa

* 1622/8/16 Bakufu confiscates [[Yamagata han]] in [[Dewa province]] from [[Mogami Yoshitoshi]]. * 1622/10/1 Bakufu confiscates [[Utsunomiya han]] territory from [[Honda Masazumi]]. Masazumi is expelled to [[Dewa provinc

...ing an end to the invasion. In [[1611]], Kikuin then traveled to [[Satsuma han]], and entered into the service of the [[Shimazu clan]]. He was named ''ses

*1660/7/18 Date Tsunamune is forced to abdicate as daimyô of [[Sendai han]] in favor of his two-year-old son Date Tsunamura. *1660/9/14 [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]] establishes "33-Article Family Law" (''Toke seihô jôjô 33-ka-jô'').

...asanori]]. In [[1617]], Masanori was transferred from Shikano to [[Tsuwano han]], and the Kamei remained lords of Tsuwano through the remainder of the Edo

Ôkubo Toshimichi, a [[samurai]] originally from [[Satsuma han]], was one of the three top planners and organizers of the [[Meiji Restorat ...into the ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' entourage of lord of [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]] [[Shimazu Tadayoshi|Shimazu Mochihisa]].<ref>Ishin Shiry

*[[Satsuma han]] ends the use of the title "King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]]" (中山王) to ref *The Ryûkyû Kingdom, on the orders of Satsuma han, conducts a [[shumon aratame|census of Christians]] in the kingdom's territ

...ng a number of Korean potters abducted from Korea and brought to [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]] during [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]'s [[Korean Invasions]] in the 159

*[[Hiraga Gennai]] visits [[Akita han]]. ...own Prince of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] paying a formal visit to [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]], continued since [[1660]], ceases to be practiced.

Matsuda was originally from a [[Tottori han]] retainer family. ...eclaration in [[1872]] that the Ryûkyû Kingdom was now [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]], a feudal domain under the Emperor, and thus subject more directly to Jap

...[[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] (prior to [[1609]]), and under [[Satsuma han]] rule (after 1609).

...ch to expand trade, obtain arms & warships, and otherwise act as [[Satsuma han|Satsuma's]] foreign relations arm; since Tokugawa [[kaikin|maritime restric

...Okinawa issennen shi'' as the original source of the belief that [[Satsuma han]] mandated members of [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]] to dress in Chinese/for

...d not as a ''kokuô'' (king of a country) but as a ''han'ô'' ("king" of a [[han|domain]]), Kamekawa led other officials in raising objections. He demanded

...詮--> is named the first ''[[Ryukyu no kata|Ryûkyû no kata]]'' by [[Satsuma han]], a new official position charged with watching over activities and events

...of soldiers from [[Kumamoto prefecture]] were sent to [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] by the [[Ministry of the Interior]] in [[1876]]. This was done in respons ...dom]] formal orders from [[Tokyo]] that their domain (redesignated "Ryûkyû han" and no longer a kingdom in [[1872]], with the king as "lord" and no longer

*[[Date Yoshimura]], fifth ''daimyô'' of [[Sendai han]], dies (b. [[1680]]).

...kushima han|Tokushima]], petitioned the Emperor for the [[abolition of the han]] in [[1871]].

...an was a prominent retainer family under the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]].

...e to return fully home. He later served as envoy to China and to [[Satsuma han]], and in [[1799]], when [[Kochi Ryotoku|Kôchi ''ueekata'' Ryôtoku]] died

A grave for laborers hired by [[Satsuma han]] to accompany the Ryukyuan mission was once also located on the grounds.

...o more than 25 sources, including the [[Book of Sui]], the [[Book of Later Han]], the [[Records of the Three Kingdoms|Record of Wu]]<!--呉史 or 呉志 o

Shimazu Tsunataka was the third [[Edo period]] lord of [[Satsuma han]]. |width="35%"|'''Lord of [[Satsuma han]]'''<br> [[1687]]-[[1704]]

*An official from [[Satsuma han]] resident in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] dies. Claiming fears that the *[[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]] of [[Tosa han]] is born (d. [[1897]]).

*[[Satsuma han]] performs land surveys in the [[Amami Islands]]. *[[Tokugawa Yorifusa]] is given [[Mito han]].

...''[[karo|karô]]'' in service to the [[Shimazu clan]] lords of [[Kagoshima han]].

...rgues explicitly against the notion of the kingdom, or [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] ([[1872]]-[[1879]]), having a formal flag as was long asserted on Wikiped

*[[Katsuyama han]] formed. ...s off northern and central [[Manchuria]] with a willow palisade, banning [[Han Chinese]] immigration into that territory.

The Hongô clan was a branch family of the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]], descended from the sixth son of [[Shimazu Tadamune]].

*1855/4/20 [[Maeda Toshiyoshi]], lord of [[Daishoji han|Daishôji han]], dies. *1855/5/26 [[Choshu han|Chôshû]] retainer [[Murata Seifu|Murata Seifû]] born.

...from their positions as guardians overseeing the administration of [[Mito han]].

...rious aspects of a potential treaty; Ryûkyû, under pressure from [[Satsuma han]] and in accordance with precedent and the court's own interests, made effo

...shogunate]]) calendars, so as to correctly coordinate dates with [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]] and Edo officials.

...ith the [[Invasion of Ryukyu|invasion]] of the Ryûkyû Kingdom by [[Satsuma han]]; at that time, Ryûkyû, along with [[Chinese in Nagasaki|Chinese merchan

...as named by Iehisa to a number of prominent positions within the [[Satsuma han]] domainal government, and a letter of congratulations from Prince Gushikaw

* 1784/2/23 [[Jinbei]] finds a seal supposed to have been sent from Han China to an autonomous, early Japanese kingdom called ''[[Na]]''. The seal * 1784/11/12 Farmers riots in [[Matsushiro han]].([[Shinano province|Shinano]])

...ips during this period. Similarly, cannon batteries prepared at [[Matsumae han]] fired upon foreign vessels in [[1831]] and [[1834]], but did not fire upo

...den from traveling to, or staying in, Ryûkyû (except on official [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] business).

...ed outside the Sakashita Gate of [[Edo Castle]] by six ''ronin'' of [[Mito han]]. *1862/5 Central repository of ''[[han]]'' books is moved to [[Kanda]] and renamed as repository of Western books.

...shôgun'' 大樹将軍 (C: ''dàshù jiāngjūn''), a term used in the [[Book of Later Han]] to refer to [[Feng Yi]]<!--馮異-->, who sat under a tree and was modest

.../1/12 [[Meirinkan]] school of ''[[rangaku]]'' opens in [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]]. ...umae Norihiro (1660-1721)|Matsumae Norihiro]] becomes daimyo of [[Matsumae han]].

...u was a major [[Inland Sea]] port located within the territory of [[Himeji han]]. It is today part of Tatsuno City, [[Hyogo prefecture|Hyôgo prefecture]] ...ome to a ''chaya'' (lit. "teahouse"), established and maintained by Himeji han, which served as a ''[[honjin]]'', providing lodgings and reception for eli

...ukyuan]] aristocrat who later became a samurai in the service of [[Satsuma han]]. He is thus an important example of a very rare number of cases of Ryukyu

*[[Tokugawa Harutoshi]], daimyô of [[Mito han]], dies (b. [[1773]]).

..., succeeding [[Sho Nei|Shô Nei]], during whose reign forces from [[Satsuma han]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invaded Ryûkyû]]. The "dual [[tribute]]" system, i

*[[Satsuma han]] appoints [[Kawakami Tadamichi|Kawakami Matazaemon Tadamichi]] the first ' *[[Tokugawa Tadanaga]] is stripped of his position as daimyô of [[Kofu han|Kôfu]].

...ew Year's greetings from the Ryukyuan royal court to the lord of [[Satsuma han]] and his court. The term can also refer to the leader of that mission, who

*[[Matsudaira Katamori]] is adopted by the lord of [[Aizu han]].

...number of high-ranking officials were accused of conspiring with [[Satsuma han]] officials behind the back of the royal court, Prince Ie led the investiga ...u han|Ryûkyû han]]'', and that King Shô Tai was to become "king" of that [[han|domain]]. While in Tokyo, he also attended the formal ceremony for the open

Watanabe Zen'emon was a retainer to the [[Inaba clan|Inaba family]] of [[Yodo han|Yodo domain]], and the author of many notable records and other writings on ...[[Sakura]], where the Inaba were (briefly, at that time) lords of [[Sakura han|Sakura domain]]. As an adult, Watanabe inherited his own sub-fief or [[stip

Shimazu Mitsuhisa was the second [[Edo period]] daimyô of [[Satsuma han]]. He succeeded [[Shimazu Tadatsune|Shimazu Iehisa]] as daimyô in [[1638]] |width="35%"|'''Lord of [[Satsuma han]]'''<br> [[1638]]-[[1687]]

...s dramatically enhancing the stability of the patrimony (inheritance) of [[han|domains]] and greatly reducing the number of attainders. *1651/1/5 [[Mori Hidenari|Môri Hidenari]], daimyô of [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]], dies (b. [[1595]]).

...riod when Ryûkyû was a subsidiary of the Japanese ''[[han]]'' of [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] (1609-1870s). The ''sessei'' and Sanshikan together were known as ...rs of Chinese subjects from the town of [[Kumemura]]. Some were actually [[Han Chinese]], appointed into this top-ranking position because of their expert

* 1611/8/9 [[Satsuma han]] completes land survey in [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]. The kingdom's '' ...advisors and high officials are forced to sign oaths of loyalty to Satsuma han as well; one councillor, [[Tei Do|Tei Dô]], refuses to sign and is beheade

As a retainer of [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]], he met frequently in the late 1850s with figures such as [[Arima Shinshi

...ity represented by certain factions within the Imperial Court and [[Choshu han|Chôshû]]. * 1864/7/24 Bakufu orders the 21 ''han'' to attack Chôshû.

...he 17th century, encouraged or at least condoned by the lords of [[Satsuma han]], who allowed continued Chinese merchant activity all across the Satsuma c

*[[Matsumae han]] fires on an unknown vessel, to drive it away from the country, in accorda *[[Asano Naritaka]], [[daimyo]] of [[Hiroshima han]], is born.

In [[1827]], he fell ill and requested from [[Satsuma han]] permission to abdicate in favor of his son. He received permission the fo

...adataka|Kyôgoku Tadataka]], ''daimyô'' of [[Obama han]], moved to [[Matsue han]]. *[[Sakai Tadakatsu]], ''daimyô'' of [[Kawagoe han]], moved to [[Obama han]].

*1667/3-4 [[Satsuma han]] instructs the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] to punish twenty people

*[[Ii Naosada]] succeeds [[Ii Naonobu]] as lord of [[Hikone han]]. *A flood ravages [[Obama han]], leading to famine.

...d went to [[Edo]] in [[1607]]<ref name=ueno4>Ueno Takafumi 上野尭史, ''Satsuma han no sankin kôtai'' 薩摩藩の参勤交代 (2007), 4.</ref> to personally ...ow known as Iehisa) thus became the first [[Edo period]] lord of [[Satsuma han]]; he requested, and received, permission to [[Invasion of Ryukyu|invade th

...two Portuguese ships depart Nagasaki after being ordered to do so. Ten ''[[han]]'' (domains) send a total of 30,000 troops and 20,000 [[corvee|corvée]] l ...of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], helping to allow the king to repay loans to [[Satsuma han]].

.../6/17 [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] [[Bakufu]] grants permission to [[Satsuma han]] to [[Invasion of Ryukyu|invade Ryûkyû]].

Tadaoki accompanied [[Satsuma han]] ''daimyô'' [[Shimazu Yoshitaka]] on the latter's [[1710]] ''[[sankin kot

...ro Nyosai<!--山室如斉--> at the orders of [[Abe Masatomo]], lord of [[Fukuyama han]], reads 「琉球司楽向生碑」.

...r this Kyoto trip took place because [[Shimazu Iehisa]], lord of [[Satsuma han]], was in Kyoto, and that the prince therefore needed to go to Kyoto to rep

...to Ryûkyû since the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion]] by [[Satsuma han]], and the last investiture mission to be sent by the [[Ming Dynasty]]. The

...on with his succession, and were sworn anew for each new lord of [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] who came to the headship of the Shimazu house; however, rather th

...ad of the [[Shimazu clan]], and the sixth [[Edo period]] lord of [[Satsuma han]]. |width="35%"|'''Lord of [[Satsuma han]]'''<br> [[1746]]-[[1749]]

...''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' procession of the ''daimyô'' of [[Owari han]]. [[Edo-Tokyo Museum]]]] ...ainter in service to the [[Owari Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] lords of [[Owari han]] ([[Nagoya]]) in the late [[Edo period|Edo]] and early [[Meiji period]]s.

...[[Kagoshima han|Kagoshima]], [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]], [[Kyoto]], [[Mito han|Mito]], [[Ezo]], and [[Edo]]/[[Tokyo]] in the period from [[1846]] to [[187

*[[Gion Nankai]] is pardoned, and is allowed to return to his family's ''han'', from which he had been exiled 10 years prior. *[[Todo Takaharu|Tôdô Takaharu]], daimyô of [[Tsu han]], is born (d. [[1735]]).

*[[Satsuma han]] reduces the amount of silver Ryûkyû is to send to China to 706 ''[[curr

...bugyô''" for officials within their internal administrations. In [[Fukuoka han]], for example, ''machi bugyô'' (town magistrates) oversaw the twin cities

...nce]], they were published in Kyoto in [[1626]] by [[Nakano Dohan|Nakano Dôhan]]. ...[[1630]], he entered into the service of the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]], and served the Ryûkyû Court from [[1632]] to [[1634]], during which ti

...a larger percentage of this silver was provided by the lords of [[Satsuma han]], who often took out loans from [[Osaka]]-based [[rice broker|merchants]]

* 1602/4/11 [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] affirms [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] in [[Satsuma han|his territory]] in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]], [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]], an ...[[Date clan]] territory; its crew are repatriated to Ryûkyû via [[Satsuma han]].

...or the kingdom and its people as they continue under the rule of [[Satsuma han]], touching upon national laws, norms of everyday life, moral principles, m

...of the Interior [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]], [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] comes under the control of the newly established [[Ministry of the Interi *[[Date Yoshikuni]], former ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Sendai han]], dies.

Yamakawa was also the port from which [[Satsuma han]] forces departed in [[1609]] for their [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ry

...[Tokugawa Hidetada]], Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]], and lord of [[Kagoshima han]] [[Shimazu Iehisa]] at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]].

...an officials, in accordance with previous precedent, orders from [[Satsuma han]], and their own policy interests, gladly offered to agree to stipulations

.... "high virtue"). Dated [[1852]], the plaque was commissioned by [[Satsuma han]] and given to [[Dazaifu Tenmangu|Dazaifu Tenmangû]] as a gift on the occa

...ship to be nonthreatening, and issues permission to troops from [[Fukuoka han]], guarding the harbor, to return to their home province.

...g that strong measures be taken against Japan's efforts to absorb [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû]].

...istory. The three sections of the first volume cover the period from the [[Han Dynasty]] to the [[Yuan Dynasty]]. The eight sections of the middle volume

*[[Sakai Tadayasu]], ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Matsuyama han]], dies.

*1808/10/15 Ten officers from [[Saga han]], commanders of the gun batteries at Nagasaki, are placed under house arre *1808/11/10 The order is given to place Saga han ''daimyô'' [[Nabeshima Narinao]] under house arrest.

*[[Gion Nankai]] is stripped of his stipend and exiled from his ''[[han]]''.

*1832/7/28 Riot in [[Kurume han]].

...[Kira Yoshinaka]], into [[Uesugi clan]] to become ''daimyô'' of [[Yonezawa han]]. The domain is reduced by half, however. *1664/11/28 About 30 farmers in [[Saijo han|Saijô han]] get executed for refusing heavy taxation.

...1801]] by a [[Kumamoto han]] retainer, describing his travels in [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]]. The identity of the author, and the purpose of his journe

...[[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by samurai forces from [[Satsuma han]], Shô Kô was taken hostage along with the king and a number of other sen

...The ship was built as part of efforts by Nariakira to strengthen [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain's]] naval defenses in light of the number of British and Fre ...[[1867]]. This 100 ton ''Iroha-maru'' steamship was lent by [[Ozu han|Ôzu han]] to the [[Kaientai]] trading company for a 15-day period; under the comman

The ''Hôzui-maru'' was a steel steamship imported by [[Satsuma han]] in [[1864]], via [[Nagasaki]], through the assistance of British merchant

...ira Nagatsune]], age 9, succeeds his father to become lord of [[Kaminoyama han]]. *[[Satsuma han]] orders the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] to perform a land su

* 1610/9/12 Shimazu Iehisa is granted leave to return (from Edo) to [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]]. *[[Satsuma han]] begins a land survey of Ryûkyû (completed the following year).

...nown as ''Miyako jôfu'' or ''Yaeyama jôfu'' in most Ryukyuan and [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]] records, when imported via Satsuma to Osaka or Edo, these

...al position within the ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyôsho]]'', the [[Satsuma han]] office which oversaw Satsuma business in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Ki

*1803/2 Direct petition by 3800 farmers in [[Nanbu han]]. *1803/10/9 [[Nisshinkan (Aizu)|Nisshinkan]] school opens in [[Aizu han|Aizu]].

* [[Sho Ho|Prince Sashiki Chôshô]] journeys to [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]], where he is to be a political hostage. * 1614/1/18 [[Mogami Yoshiaki]] dies.([[Yamagata han]])

...une]] succeeds [[Asano Yoshinaga]] as ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Hiroshima han]].

*[[Satsuma han]] bans Ryukyuans from taking Japanese-sounding names, or wearing Japanese c

...from the early half of the 16th century through to the [[abolition of the han]] and establishment of [[Okinawa prefecture]] in the 1870s.

...to celebrate the succession of [[Shimazu Mitsuhisa]] as lord of [[Satsuma han]], and was named "Prince" on that occasion, at the age of 20. In [[1653]],

...ns with the ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyôsho]]'' (office for the [[Satsuma han]] resident officials).

...om Ryukyuan traditions following the annexation of the Amamis by [[Satsuma han]] in the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]].

...Okinawan royal capital of Shuri with Japanese representatives of [[Satsuma han]], the Japanese government summoned King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] to [[Tokyo]] ...with an imperial decree, stating that the Kingdom was to become ''[[Ryûkyû han]]'', a province or prefecture within the Japanese nation, with Shô Tai as

Ichiki Shirô was a retainer to [[Satsuma han]] who played a prominent role in a number of events pertaining to [[Shimazu ...yû was outside of the ''bakuhan'' (i.e. [[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]]+[[han|domains]]) realm, i.e. outside of "Japan," but was under the control of Sat

...gaku at the request or approval of Lord [[Shimazu Nariakira]] of [[Satsuma han]], and contains a prologue by [[Hayashi Teiu|Hayashi Daigaku-no-kami Teiu]]

...ngdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]], [[1848]]/5-[[1872]], Lord of [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] 1872-[[1879]], [[Kazoku|Marquis]] (''kôshaku'') 1879-1901'' ...young prince ascended to the throne, receiving recognition from [[Satsuma han]] within the year. Due to his young age, a regent (''[[sessei]]'') and the

.../江夏友賢-->, a Chinese scholar who had become a samurai retainer to [[Satsuma han]].<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Megumi, "Shiryô s [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], lord of [[Satsuma han]], invited Bunshi to become his advisor, and head of Shôkô-ji and Ankoku-

...ref>Pamphlet available at Juntendô Memorial Buildings Museum.</ref> [[Saga han]] court physician [[Narabayashi Soken|Narabayashi Sôken]] implemented wide

The "abolition of the ''[[han]]'' and establishment of the [[prefectures]]," or ''haihan chiken'' was ann ==The Han After the Restoration==

...ques of producing Chinese paper (''tôshi'' or ''karakami'') into [[Satsuma han]], and was granted samurai status.

...]. Based at [[Matsumae castle]], they ruled [[Matsumae han]], the only ''[[han]]'' (domain) on the island of [[Ezo]] (now called Hokkaidô), and were thus

...19), 180.</ref> Though the [[Shimazu clan]] invasion forces from [[Satsuma han]] which conquered and subordinated the kingdom in [[1609]] skipped Yoron, n After the [[Meiji government]] dismantled the [[han|domains]] in [[1871]], Yoron became a part of [[Kagoshima prefecture]]. Con

Hachisuka Mochiaki was the last ''daimyô'' of [[Tokushima han]], succeeding his father [[Hachisuka Narihiro]] in [[1868]], just before th ...In [[1871]], he was among those who petitioned for the [[abolition of the han|abolition of the domains]], arguing that only with the abolition of domain

...us ruled China under the [[Qing Dynasty]] after seizing control from the [[Han Chinese]] [[Ming Dynasty]] in [[1644]]. Though a separate ethnic group from the Han Chinese, who introduced numerous significant cultural changes to China, the

*The shogunate assigns [[Fukuoka han]] the responsibility of defending [[Nagasaki]] harbor.

...n loyalty and servitude to the Japanese ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of [[Satsuma han]], explicitly prohibited the king from "entrust<nowiki>[ing]</nowiki> the c

The Uchakuya (lit. "Guest House") was an office maintained by [[Satsuma han]] and located just outside [[Shuri castle]], in the royal capital of the [[

...bolished]], with the final step being the abolition of [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] and establishment of [[Okinawa Prefecture]] in [[1879]]. The borders, nam

In [[1767]], he was then asked by the lord of [[Satsuma han]] to come to [[Kagoshima]], to train the lord's own pages in Chinese and Ry

*[[Yamauchi Toyoteru]], lord of [[Tosa han]], dies.

...l as diplomatic relations with China, remains in the hands of the [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû government]], and is not determined by the Japanese Foreign Minist ...s well. Soejima replies that he must confer with the authorities in Ryûkyû han.

...on of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] into [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] and ''de jure'' annexation of the territory by Japan.

...hô Tei]], as a place to entertain visiting envoys from China and [[Satsuma han]]. The garden was in a distinctively Ryukyuan style, and included a viewing

...enpi Shrine]], and were also a center for communication with the [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] [[zaiban bugyo|resident magistrate's office]], and management of

...yu Treaty|Kiyû Treaty]], a trade treaty, is established between [[Tsushima han]] and Joseon Korea. Among the stipulations are that Japanese envoys do not ...[Sunpu han]], and his eleventh son [[Tokugawa Yorifusa]] from [[Shimotsuma han]] to Mito.

...gdom]] to announce that [[Shimazu Mitsuhisa]] has become lord of [[Satsuma han]], and to request the Ryukyuan king's formal letter of reply, and oath of l *1639/8/9 [[Hosokawa Tadatoshi]] of [[Kokura han]], along with the lords of four other major domains, are assigned duties of

Born in [[Hirosaki han]], he became governor of Amami Ôshima in 1894. The previous year, he trave

...atters relating to [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] obligations to [[Satsuma han]], and policies Tokyo wishes to implement in the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyus]] ...stion, arguing that Ryûkyû should remain subordinate and not be made a ''[[han]]'' or otherwise counted as ''naichi'', and further that since the Ryukyuan

...study at the two [[Ryukyu-kan|Ryûkyû-kan]], in [[Fuzhou]] and in [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]].

* 1717/2/16 Farmers riot in [[Tottori han]]. *[[Todo Takatoyo|Tôdô Takatoyo]], daimyô of [[Tsu han]], is born (d. [[1785]]).

...hip, constructed at the orders of [[Shimazu Nariakira]], lord of [[Satsuma han]], in [[1853]]-[[1854]]. It was 15 ''ken'' (approx. 27-31 meters) long, fou

...name=tomo/> from [[1816]] onward, he was ordered by the lord of [[Satsuma han]] to travel to Kagoshima, to teach calligraphy.

...government finances, and matters such as the tribute tax paid to [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]]. The Land Management Division oversaw official stipends

...ey were banished from the Imperial capital, and made their way to [[Choshu han|Chôshû]]. Two of the places they are known to have stopped and stayed alo

*1712/6 [[Satsuma han]] restores to the king of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]] the title of ''kok ...ku Chokun|Tamagusuku Chôkun]] travels to [[Kagoshima]] to inform [[Satsuma han]] of the death of King Shô Eki.

...-Chô Alliance was an alliance between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Choshu han|Chôshû domains]], formed in [[1866]]. ...[Kyoto Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]], warriors from Satsuma and [[Aizu han]] repelled them. The Court subsequently declared Chôshû an enemy of the s

..., he was received in audience at [[Kagoshima castle]] by lord of [[Satsuma han]] [[Shimazu Narioki]], who honored and rewarded him for his efforts. He was

...early 17th century, using techniques introduced by potters from [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] (including Korean potters abducted by Satsuma forces during the [

...], Yakushima was overseen by a ''[[bugyo|bugyô]]'', appointed by [[Satsuma han]], who served a one-year term in the position. A number of other officials,

[[Image:Daimyomon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The surviving gate of a [[Satsuma han]] [[daimyo yashiki|mansion]] built in [[Kyoto]] in [[1862]]; the gate serve ...nsion|Edo]]. For those domains located in western Japan, such as [[Satsuma han]], the Kyoto mansion offered a place for the ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' and his

*1861/5 ''[[Sonno|Sonnô]] [[joi|jôi]]'' activists from [[Mito han]] attack the British legation in [[Edo]], killing 21.

*[[Ii Naoaki]], daimyô of [[Hikone han]], is born (d. [[1850]]).

...gyô'']] [[Okano Sadaaki]] orders [[Kuroda Mitsuyuki]], daimyô of [[Fukuoka han]], to prepare to depart for Nagasaki, to deal with the ''Return''. Later th *[[Asano Tsunanaga]] succeeds [[Asano Tsunaakira]] as lord of [[Hiroshima han]].

...ed to the worship of [[Daikokuten]], and closely associated with [[Satsuma han]]. ...ssociation with Daikokuten, one of the [[Seven Lucky Gods]]. The Satsuma ''han'' mansion was, at that time, located nearby (though it would be moved close

...o Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]] completes training in Chiba and returns to [[Tosa han]]. *1854/2/10 [[Oda Nobunori]], lord of [[Kashiwabara han]], dies (b. [[1836]]).

The [[Shimazu clan]] lords of [[Satsuma han]] maintained five [[daimyo yashiki|mansions]] in [[Edo]]. These were homes *''Japanese'': 薩摩藩上屋敷 ''(Satsuma han kami yashiki)''

...[[Satsuma han|Satsuma]], [[Choshu han|Choshu]], [[Tosa han|Tosa]], [[Higo han|Higo]] petition to return of domain lands to the state. *The first [[Japanese music|brass band]] in Japan is formed in [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]].

...painter to [[Tokugawa Ienobu|Tokugawa Tsunatoyo]], lord of [[Kofu han|Kôfu han]] (Tsunatoyo would later become Shogun under the name Tokugawa Ienobu), and

...Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]] judges the allegations brought by [[Tsushima han]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' [[Yanagawa Shigeoki]] against his ''daimyô'' [[So Yos *The [[1609]] [[Kiyu Treaty|Kiyû Treaty]] between Korea and [[Tsushima han]] is revised.

...[[Meiji government]], which abolished the kingdom, transforming ''[[Ryûkyû han]]'' into [[Okinawa Prefecture]], with officials appointed from [[Tokyo]] to

...of [[Shiga Shigemoto]]<!--志賀重職-->, a retainer in the service of [[Okazaki han]]. In [[1874]], Shigetaka moved to [[Tokyo]], where he studied at the [[Uni

...e family business to his younger brother, and donated his academy to the [[han|domain]], dedicating himself more exclusively to his teaching and studies.

...uropean and American ships began to call at Ryûkyû, Ryukyuan and [[Satsuma han]] authorities did not wish to allow these ships into Naha Harbor; thus the

...h head of the [[Shimazu clan]], and ninth [[Edo period]] lord of [[Satsuma han]]. He is known for his policies of austerity and thrift. ...plete overhaul of the domain administration. They oversaw reforms of the [[han school]] [[Zoshikan|Zôshikan]], and canceled a number of Shigehide's polic

...[[Osaka]] and [[Kyoto]] to the west or from [[Edo]] to the east. [[Nagoya han]] established a guardhouse (''funabansho'', to the west of the ''hama torii

...slands]] (taken from the kingdom and under the direct control of [[Satsuma han]] since [[1609]]), Satsuma served as the chief source of sugar in Japan thr ...rd University Press (1992), 35-37.</ref> In the early 19th century, [[Tosa han]] began to produce so much sugar, in fact, that Satsuma filed a formal suit

...suda Shizukata]] arrested trying to drum up rebel support in former [[Saga han]].

...om]], providing bases of operations for official Sino-Ryûkyû and [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]]-Ryûkyû business, as well as lodging for Ryukyuan students and o ...a sort of branch office for Ryukyuan official interactions with [[Satsuma han]] domainal authorities. The term ''kariya'' was widely used in Kagoshima do

*1858/7/3 [[Ichiki Shiro|Ichiki Shirô]] of [[Satsuma han]] receives various secret orders from [[Shimazu Nariakira]], including plan *[[Matsura Akira]]<!--松浦詮--> becomes lord of [[Hirado han]].

...f [[Kumamoto han]]. His works include a ''Ryûkyûjin zagaku no zu'' and a ''Ryûkyûjin michigaku no zu'', scroll paintings depicting the [[1832]] [[Ryukyuan mi

...sporting the sugar, and organization of the shipment of sugar to [[Satsuma han]].

The route got its start in the 1630s, when a samurai from [[Kaga han]] found that it could be as much as three times cheaper to ship rice (or ot ...her small ports. Several domains, including [[Toyama han|Toyama]] and Kaga han, made concerted efforts in the early decades of the 19th century to become

...re invaded in [[1609]] and subsequently directly administered by [[Satsuma han]], and remain a part of [[Kagoshima prefecture]] (not [[Okinawa prefecture] ...u ke rekidai seido'' (vol. 14, item #803), ''Kagoshima ken shiryô: Satsuma han hôrei shiryô shû'' 1, Kagoshima: Reimeikan (2004), 510.</ref> However, i

.... Yellows, blues, and reds are used to depict foreign lands, including the Ryûkyûs, the Ogasawara Islands, China - with several provinces labeled, Russia, an *''Ryûkyû zenzu'' (琉球全図, Complete Picture of the Ryûkyûs; 76.5 x 53.5cm)

...]]. It was written by [[Akazaki Kaimon]], a Confucian scholar of [[Satsuma han]], at the request of ''daimyô'' [[Shimazu Shigehide]], and based on conver

* 1613/9 [[Date Masamune]] ([[Sendai han]]) dispatches a political mission to Europe. * [[Satsuma han]] orders that the princes of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], and t

*1856/7/12 [[Ogasawara Tadaakira]], lord of [[Kokura han]], dies.

Zusho Shôzaemon was an official in the service of [[Satsuma han]], known as a prominent member of the so-called "conservative" faction with By 1827, Satsuma was the poorest [[han|domain]] in the realm in terms of the size of its debts, owing some 320,000

...me just one example, in [[1780]], [[Shimazu Shigehide]], lord of [[Satsuma han]], sent a falcon to Shogun [[Tokugawa Ieharu]], as a gift, and then soon af

*1788/3 [[Matsumae Bunkyo|Matsumae Bunkyô]], son of the daimyo of [[Matsumae han]], buys out the contract of [[Segawa VII]] of the [[Matsubaya]] [[chaya|tea

...the Korean Court required copper to mint its own coins, and via [[Satsuma han]] to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], along with tin, marine produc ...hipelago in this period, the chief source of copper production was [[Akita han]]. Many of these mines saw considerable expansion in their production in th

*[[Yamauchi Kazutoyo]] dies and is succeeded as lord of [[Tosa han]] by his nephew, [[Yamauchi Tadayoshi]].

*[[Odawara han]] returned to the [[Okubo family|Ôkubo family]], who lost it in 1614.

...ered speeches in Mandarin Chinese, at the request of the lord of [[Satsuma han]], on at least one occasion, for which he was rewarded by the lord.

...r and prevent rebellion against him, and the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]] did similarly following their [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]]

...kyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] (modern-day Okinawa prefecture), as [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]] forced Amami islanders to focus intensively on sugar cul

...h head of the [[Shimazu clan]] and eighth [[Edo period]] lord of [[Satsuma han]], ruling the domain from [[1755]] to [[1787]]. He is known especially for ...Narikiyo]]), and [[Nanbu Nobuyuki|Shimazu Nobuyuki]] (lord of [[Hachinohe han]], adopted by [[Nanbu Nobumasa]]). Shigehide's daughter [[Kodai-in|Shige-hi

...igô Takamori]] and [[Katsura Kogoro|Katsura Kogorô]] meet at the [[Satsuma han]] residence in Kyoto and lay the groundwork for the [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Sat- ...|Sat-Chô Alliance]] is formed between [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]] and [[Nagato han|Chôshû domains]].

Shimazu Narioki was the 10th [[Edo period]] [[daimyo|lord]] of [[Satsuma han]]. He is considered the 27th head of the clan, counting since the beginning ...adoptive mother, a younger sister of [[Satake Yoshikazu]], lord of [[Akita han]]. In his childhood, he was known by a number of names, including Kennosuke

...nce the early [[Edo period]], when in [[1635]] the lord of [[Iyo-Matsuyama han]] established a teahouse on Tsuwaji and named retainer Yahara Sanozaemon hi

...osition. It was the first World's Fair at which Japan exhibited. [[Satsuma han]] exhibited separately from the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] at the expo, earning

...hei was a ''[[Rangaku]]'' scholar and physician in the service of [[Sendai han]], known for his writings on a variety of domestic and foreign affairs matt

...an with the [[1872]] reorganization of the Kingdom as "[[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]]," and culminated with a series of actions in [[1876]]-[[1879]] known as t ...rganized with strong influence from Western models. The [[abolition of the han]] brought a need for a re-assessment or redefinition of Ryûkyû's relation

Godai Tomoatsu was a [[Satsuma han]] retainer prominent in the [[Bakumatsu period]] as an economic/commercial Returning to Japan in [[1866]]/3, Godai met with [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]] officials in the tenth month of that year to negotiate arrangements for c

At some point during Putyatin's visits to Japan, retainers of [[Saga han]] witnessed a model steam train aboard the ''Pallada'' and set to producing

*1852/int.2/27 [[Mori Motoyuki|Môri Motoyuki]], lord of [[Chofu han|Chôfu han]], dies.

...time of the invasion of Ryûkyû by the Japanese feudal domain of [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]], Kumemura and its community of Chinese scholars had deteriorated

...of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] by samurai forces from [[Satsuma han]]. He was known both by the Chinese-style name Tei Dô<ref>It was typical a

...fectures|''ken'' and ''fu'']], while the remaining domains are renamed ''[[han]]''. *The terms ''han'' and ''[[shogunate|bakufu]]'' are used in an official context for the firs

...demands reparations, and a formal apology from the shogunate and [[Satsuma han]] for the [[Namamugi Incident]] of the previous year, in which a British ma * 1863/7 [[Bombardment of Kagoshima]] - [[Kagoshima]], capital of [[Satsuma han]], is bombarded by ships of the British Royal Navy, in retaliation for the

.... In 1837/6, they were fired upon at the port of [[Yamakawa]] in [[Satsuma han]], and at [[Uraga]], near [[Edo]]. Driven away, the ''Morrison'' never made

...ng a catalog of documents related to the [[So clan|Sô clan]] of [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]] (''Sôke shiryô mokuroku''<!--『宗家史料目録』-->, docu *"''Bakuhan kenryôku to bôeki - Tsushima han no baai wo chûshin ni''" ("Shogunate-domain authority/power and trade - wi

...er in his life, he was a high-ranking retainer in the service of [[Satsuma han]], and was a prominent figure in early [[Meiji period]] Okinawan history as ...family of prominent retainers to the [[Shimazu family]], daimyô of Satsuma han. [[Narahara Kizaemon]], his older brother by three years, is generally cite

*[[Satsuma han]] comes to more fully control the [[Amami Islands]], and forbids local Amam

...]], located roughly halfway between the cities of [[Kure]] (in [[Hiroshima han]]) and [[Imabari]] (in [[Iyo province]], on [[Shikoku]]). Today, Mitarai ha ...han|Kokura]], [[Fukuoka han|Fukuoka]], [[Uwajima han|Uwajima]], and [[Ozu han|Ôzu domains]] all maintained such establishments in Mitarai.<ref>Kimura, 5

...ix Courses in Morals]]'' (六諭衍義) printed, and presented copies to [[Satsuma han]], who in turn presented them to [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]]. The [[T

...HK Taiga Drama 1977; [[Bakumatsu Period]]:centering on [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]] figures--Murata Zôroku (later [[Omura Masajiro|Ômura Masajirô]]), [[Ph ...Period]]-Early Meiji: a young man from the [[Satsuma han]] and the [[Aizu han]] who meet in Paris

...in their defense against the [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion]] by [[Satsuma han]] [[samurai]] in [[1609]], this equipment was proven sorely inferior to the

Shimazu Nariakira was ''daimyô'' of [[Satsuma han]] from [[1851]] until his death in [[1858]], and a prominent and influentia ...i Yodo|Yamauchi Yôdô]] of [[Tosa han]]; and [[Date Munenari]] of [[Uwajima han]].<ref name=honjin/>

...with much of the rest of the Amamis, by the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]], and remains part of [[Kagoshima prefecture]] today.

*[[Maeda Toshitsune]], daimyô of [[Kaga han]], is born (d. [[1658]]).

...d at [[Owari han|Nagoya]] in [[1619]] and [[Mito han|Mito]] and [[Wakayama han|Kishû]] in [[1621]]. Many other ''daimyô'' and major Buddhist temples fol

...cluding whether an individual had made formal journeys to China, [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima]], or [[Edo]]. As only members of the elite maintained these gene

...reigners from learning too much about Ryûkyû's relationship with [[Satsuma han]]; and enforcing [[kaikin|maritime prohibitions]] on foreign trade. Stipula

...daimyô on the issue of opening the country. [[Tokugawa Nariaki]] of [[Mito han]] is appointed to oversee the country's naval defense. *1853/1/20 [[Tokugawa Harutomi]], former lord of [[Wakayama han]], dies.

...it was such a major port, a number of [[han|domains]], such as [[Tsushima han]], maintained offices in the city.<ref>Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagemen

...e first king of Ryûkyû to be a vassal to the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]].

*[[Satake Shozan|Satake Yoshiatsu]], daimyô of [[Akita han]], is born (d. [[1785]]).

...ki]], and via the [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]]-[[Joseon|Korea]] and [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]]-[[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] trades. This considerable outflow bec ...17th century, with the vermillion-wrapped ''shuhô gin'' produced by [[Kaga han]] a particularly famous and widely circulating example, though other domain

...' in each generation was known as Nanbu Shingozaemon; the lord of [[Nagoya han|Nagoya]] granted him the privileges of wearing a sword and bearing a surnam

...irst came under the authority of the ''[[daikan]]'' appointed by [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]] to oversee [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] in [[1690]].<ref

...ed by the ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyô]]'', a representative of [[Satsuma han]]

...er [[1571]], and was then conquered by the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Kagoshima han|Kagoshima]] in [[1609]]. Shimazu rule in Amami is known for its oppressive ...ght on by the [[Meiji Restoration]] in [[1868]] and the [[abolition of the han]] in [[1871]].<ref>Marco Tinello, "The termination of the Ryukyuan embassie

...th of the [[Great Wall]]; this tactic, which worked to an extent for the [[Han Dynasty]] keeping the [[Xiongnu]] at bay, and for the [[Song Dynasty]] agai ...gunate went so far as to send messages to the Korean court, via [[Tsushima han]], testing out Korean support for such pro-Ming actions. However, a number

*''Japanese'': 松前藩 ''(Matsumae han)'' Matsumae han was the northernmost domain in [[Edo Period|Tokugawa Japan]], and the only

...lso served in a number of positions working in relation with the [[Satsuma han]] officials of the ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyôsho]]'', including waiting

Though the kingdom was [[invasion of Ryukyu|invaded]] by [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]] in [[1609]] and made a vassal to the [[Shimazu clan]] of

...tting one's hair, the [[Qing Dynasty]] government obliged all [[Han people|Han]] Chinese men to wear a "[[queues|queue]]," shaving four sides of their hea

...r the performing arts was already recognized, and he traveled to [[Satsuma han]] to study [[Noh]] chanting and performance. After returning from [[Kagoshi

Shimazu Hisamitsu was the father of the last [[daimyo]] of [[Satsuma han]], the young [[Shimazu Tadayoshi]], who ruled the domain from [[1858]] unti ...with China, and worked to expand connections between Satsuma and [[Choshu han|Chôshû]], a domain in Western Honshû with whom Satsuma had no particular

...haps the daughter of a retainer of [[Matsura Shigenobu]], lord of [[Hirado han]]. In addition to presumably spending considerable time together, Cocks als

...ed by the ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyô]]'', a representative of [[Satsuma han]].<ref>Plaques on-site at Shuri castle.</ref> The grounds of the castle, al ...sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' system, and by obliging all samurai in the [[han|domains]] (with some exceptions) to live in the castle-towns, under the wat

...rtaxed, and are to be well taken care of in both [[tenryo|shogunal]] and [[han|domain]] lands.

...City, historically too Tsuwaji was within the territory of [[Iyo-Matsuyama han]]. A major port, Tsuwaji was a frequent stop for ''daimyô'' on ''[[sankin

...to refer to the imperial [[provinces]], or to [[Edo period]] ''daimyô'' [[han|domains]], or to Japan as a whole. Historians such as [[Luke Roberts]] and ...ogunate, or to the "Land of the Gods." Though some domains, such as [[Tosa han]], were largely contiguous with a province, and thus their use of the term

...s ''daimyô'', was the 12th and last [[Edo period]] ''daimyô'' of [[Satsuma han]]. He was the son of [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]], adopted son of [[Shimazu Nariak ..."governor" (''chiji''), serving in that role until the [[abolition of the han]] in [[1871]].

...products which was imported at [[Nagasaki]] and then shipped to [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]], to be presented to the [[Joseon|Korean]] court as [[tribute]] i

*1859/4/17 to 1859/5/5 [[HMS Actaeon|HMS ''Actaeon'']] arrives at [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]] and its crew stay for a time at several villages on the island.

*The territory formerly defining [[Obama han]], previously a part of [[Shiga prefecture]], is absorbed into [[Fukui pref

...e of 21, the young Hakuseki and his father were expelled from their home [[han|domain]] as the result of some political dispute or scandal. Stripped of th ...e then served as an advisor to Tokugawa Tsunatoyo, lord of [[Kofu han|Kôfu han]], remaining his advisor as Tsunatoyo became Shogun Tokugawa Ienobu in [[17

...the former site of Akakina gusuku until 1819. During that time, [[Satsuma han|Kagoshima domain]] officials frequently prayed at the site for safe sea tra

...tem of tributary relations was, in theory, in place from as early as the [[Han Dynasty]] (206 BCE - 220 CE) until the late [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), b ...China, and the necessity of those trade relations for appeasing [[Satsuma han]].<ref>Schottenhammer, "Empire and Periphery?," 180.</ref>

Kagoshima was the chief [[jokamachi|castle town]] of [[Satsuma han]], home to [[Kagoshima castle]], and is today the capital of [[Kagoshima pr

...Sukenori]], a former samurai retainer to the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]], and now commander of the second Kyushu outpost garrison, pressured Tokyo

...0px|The island of Kyûshû, with Kagoshima Prefecture in dark green. Satsuma han covered this territory, along with some to the northeast, in Hyûga provinc *''Japanese'': 薩摩藩 ''(Satsuma han)'' or, more correctly, 鹿児島藩 ''(Kagoshima han)''

...d. 1640)|Ofuri-no-kata]]), who went on to marry the second lord of [[Owari han]].<ref>[[Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum]] pamphlet.; Plaques on-si

...u Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] in the 15th-16th centuries before the [[Satsuma han]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] in [[1609]]. Those islands no ...'' have been found in the Ryukyus, as well as coins from the [[Han Dynasty|Han]] and [[Tang Dynasty|Tang Dynasties]], and personal ornaments with ''[[taot

...保長-->, also known as Kenbee<!--権兵衛-->, a samurai in the service of [[Hisai han]]<!--伊勢国久居藩-->. He had one older sister and four older brothers ...r prominent scholars and poets. Nankei then traveled to [[Kurume]], [[Saga han|Saga]], and Ureshino, the latter known for its [[onsen|hot springs]], and t

...otations on the Mencius by Zhao Qi (d. [[201]]) of the [[Han Dynasty|Later Han]]. These remained the chief books, without much of a tradition of further c ...ervice Exams"), published by Kyoto-based publisher [[Nakano Dohan|Nakano Dôhan]] in [[1626]], made Zhu Xi's commentaries widely available for the first ti

...t gifted by a Ryukyuan Edo embassy at some point to the lords of [[Tsuwano han]] similarly survived and has since been donated to the Okinawa Prefectural

...arrassowitz Verlag (2008), 2.</ref> The [[Nabeshima clan]] lords of [[Saga han]] made their domain a prominent center of porcelain production, maintaining

...i ueekata]] and several other Ryukyuan officials who snuck out of [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû]] the previous December arrive in [[Fuzhou]].

...]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by [[samurai]] from [[Satsuma han]], for example.<ref>Turnbull, Stephen. ''The Samurai Capture a King: Okinaw

Nakijin castle was burned down by invading armies from [[Satsuma han]] in [[1609]],<ref name=pamph>Pamphlets available on-site.</ref> and though

...1]]. Its construction was funded by [[Hori Naoyori]], daimyô of [[Murakami han]] in [[Echigo province]]. The statue was destroyed in a [[1647]] earthquake

...he [[Shimazu clan]]. At its height, it was the largest temple in [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]], with some 1500 monks in residence.

...68.</ref> This was handled primarily by [[Fukuoka han|Fukuoka]] and [[Saga han]], each of which oversaw the defenses for one year at a time, handing over ...Korean castaways found/rescued anywhere in Japan were sent to the Tsushima han office in Nagasaki, after which they could be repatriated to the ''[[Wakan]

*[[Satsuma han]] (3000 warriors + 5000 sailors and laborers in 100 ships) vs. [[Kingdom of The invasion of Ryûkyû by forces of [[Satsuma han]] took place in [[1609]], and marked the beginning of the [[Kingdom of Ryuk

Shogunal and [[han|domain]] authorities generally viewed these three types of cetacean hunting ...ori hô'', became more dominant. In some areas, such as in Nagato ([[Choshu han|Chôshû]]), whales were driven into bays, and then trapped in using nets,

...[[tribute]] from the [[Joseon Dynasty|Korean court]]. Instead, [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]] suggested that [[Korea]] send a mission under the guise of a con

...s burned and destroyed in the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu]] by [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]], along with the Ryûfuku-ji temple which sat below it on the hill

...en (田), Gen (阮), Yô (葉), Sô (宗), Mô (毛), Gi (魏), Ba (馬), Son (孫), Sen (銭), Han (範), Go (呉), Kô (黄), Sô (曾), Yô (楊), and Kaku (郭). Shunzo Sa

...used to make wax, and was a prominent regional specialty export of some [[han|domains]] in the [[Edo period]].<ref>[[Mark Ravina]], ''Land and Lordship i ...rong sub-tropical sunshine there is often cited as a key factor making the Ryûkyûs particularly ideal for lacquerware production.<ref>"Shurijô Seiden ha sek

...a|Jana ''ueekata'']], who died in [[1611]] rather than submit to [[Satsuma han]] authority, serves as a good illustration of this mode as well; though he .... This became more settled following the land surveys conducted by Satsuma han in [[1610]]; however, around that same time, beginning in [[1625]], many fa

...grounds. It was staffed by some seven or so retainers assigned by Fukuyama han, who were referred to as the ''Tomo zaiban shû''. Along with the ''Tomo bu

..., Bai Ien came to serve as ''ukaiya mui'', a position within the [[Satsuma han]] resident office in the city, under former ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyô]

...nilaterally declared the Ryûkyû Kingdom (by that time, [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]]) abolished and all of the islands absorbed into the Empire of Japan as "O

The Yuan thus became the first non-[[Han Chinese]] dynasty to rule all of [[China proper]]. It was also the first to

...with the ''[[zaiban bugyo|zaiban bugyôsho]]'', the office of the [[Satsuma han]] resident official in Naha. These included positions as Naha and Yamato ''

...cluding the lords of [[Owari han|Owari]], [[Mito han|Mito]], and [[Tsuwano han|Tsuwano]]. One such set, given as gifts to the [[Owari Tokugawa clan|Owari

*''Other Names'': 対馬府中藩 ''(Tsushima Fuchuu han)'' *''Japanese'': 対馬藩 ''(Tsushima han)''

...okudaka]]'' of 770,000 ''[[koku]]'', the second-largest of any domain (''[[han]]''). Members of the family continued to be powerful and influential in gov **********************[[Shimazu Masataka]], lord of [[Nakatsu han]] in [[Buzen province]], son of Shigehide, adopted by [[Okudaira Masao]]

...h served as housing and a base of operations for officials from [[Tsushima han]] engaging in relations with the royal government of [[Joseon Dynasty]] Kor

...u ke rekidai seido'' (vol. 14, item #803), ''Kagoshima ken shiryô: Satsuma han hôrei shiryô shû 1'', Kagoshima: Reimeikan (2004), 510. While this figur ...] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by forces of Japan's [[Satsuma han]]. From then until its dissolution in [[1879]], the kingdom served as a sem

...issions, and the Korean court seeing the [[So clan|Sô clan]] of [[Tsushima han]], who facilitated such relations, as their vassals. The Korean court is sa ...424.</ref> and roughly 1500 Japanese escorts from [[Tsushima han]], the [[han|domain]] which managed Japan-Korea relations in this period. From [[1655]]

...relocation caused some initial consternation and economic hardship for the Han Chinese residents of the city, they soon built the Outer City into a bustli

...n [[57]] CE to the State of [[Na]] by [[Emperor Guangwu]] of [[Han Dynasty|Han]]

...]] and again in [[1807]], assigning [[Hirosaki han|Hirosaki]] and [[Sendai han|Sendai domains]] to contribute to the defense of the territory before retur

...rce outside of those avenues expressly permitted by the lords of [[Satsuma han]] was forbidden in Ryûkyû; when Perry's men tried to pay for food and oth

...kyû in the 17th century were chiefly, as might be expected, from [[Satsuma han]]. ...[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu|invasion of Ryûkyû]] by forces from [[Satsuma han]], who simply made landfall elsewhere and approached [[Shuri]] by land.<ref

...izes/k/]</ref> Though originally located within the territory of [[Yoshida han]], from [[1643]] onwards, the post-town was overseen by a ''[[daikan]]'' ap ...uku''). The two villages were also removed from the territory of [[Yoshida han]] at that time, and made [[tenryo|shogunal territory]]. For the first half

...erformed only a few years after Ryukyu became a direct vassal to [[Satsuma han]]. At both times, cultural and ideological means, as well as more mundane p

Adopted by the Imperial Court of the [[Han Dynasty]] as the chief political philosophy of the state, Confucianism rema ...to follow and espouse. Some historians have also pointed out that in the [[Han Dynasty]], the classical canon was not yet set, and ''rú'' included a wide

...of Ryukyu]], beginning with the succession of [[Sho Ho|Shô Hô]], [[Satsuma han]] also had to be notified and asked for approval and confirmation of the ne

Though not a [[Han Chinese]] dynasty like the Ming which preceded it, due to its time, interac ...rong, stable, well-managed state, and for preventing rebellion amongst the Han Chinese, who greatly outnumbered the Manchus. At the same time, however, a

Vietnam was conquered by the [[Han Dynasty|Han Chinese Empire]] in 111 BCE, and remained under Chinese control in one form ...r-bureaucrats studied at Beijing's [[National Academy]], alongside Korean, Ryûkyûan, and mostly Chinese students.

...r essay on a contemporary topic. Even the version of the exam now taken by Han Chinese was much less strenuous than that advocated by Zhu Xi; his influenc ...ns were occupied by non-Manchus in every round of exams from 1655 to 1883. Han officials on the selection committees attracted blame for these results, ho

...by the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] between [[1609]], when [[Satsuma han]] annexed nearly all the islands north of Okinawa Island, and [[1879]], whe ...452-453.</ref> Governors, chiefly from [[Kagoshima prefecture]] ([[Satsuma han|Satsuma]]) but all of them from mainland Japan, were appointed to head the

...mori Hoshu|Amenomori Hôshû]], a Confucian scholar in service to [[Tsushima han]] in the early 18th century, and experienced in direct communication and en

...u han|Chôshû]], [[Satsuma han|Satsuma]], [[Tosa han|Tosa]], and [[Kumamoto han|Kumamoto (Higo)]] petitioned the government in [[1869]]/1 to return their f ...ty]] Korean royal court, and the [[So clan|Sô]] samurai clan of [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]]. For centuries, the Korean king had considered the Sô his vassa

...ith wildlife including foxes and badgers. One former retainer of [[Satsuma han]] lamented that it was "unbearable to look at."<ref>Fujitani, 41.</ref>

...inu still lived in the [[Nanbu clan|Nanbu]] and [[Tsugaru clan|Tsugaru]] [[han|domains]] in [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]]. Closely related groups also inhabit [[Sakh ...], and remained the only daimyô on Ezo, in control of the northernmost ''[[han]]'' in the realm, throughout the [[Edo period]].

...extraction; as such, he grew up with close [[Jurchen]], [[Mongol]], and [[Han Chinese]] associates, as well as those of Korean ethnicity. Following the f ..., and Japanese-Korean relations soured for several years; after [[Tsushima han|Tsushima]] and the Sô clan were removed from their traditionally special p

...f Ryukyu|the kingdom fell]] to forces of the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]]. Ryukyuan defenses fell quickly to the samurai invaders, who entered the ...aced with [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]] in [[1872]]; the abolition of Ryûkyû ''han'' in turn and establishment of [[Okinawa prefecture]] in [[1879]] was the f

...ty began with the [[1368]] overthrow of the [[Mongol]] [[Yuan Dynasty]] by Han Chinese rebels, and ended with the fall of [[Beijing]] to [[Manchu]] invade ...se advances spread more completely throughout the country. Following the [[Han Dynasty]] and the Song, the Ming is often said to represent China's third c

...ort of [[Niigata]] joining them in [[1843]].<ref>Hellyer, 139.</ref> The ''han'' were then divided among members of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa retainer ...goya), [[Kii province|Kii]], and [[Echizen province|Echizen]], and [[Mito han|Mito]] in [[Hitachi province|Hitachi]] in the [[Kanto|Kantô]] Plain. Impor

...ut three ports<ref>Plus the more land-based "port" of access in [[Matsumae han]] for interactions and trade with [[Ainu]].</ref> were closed to foreign tr