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==History==

==History==

The Shimazu clan was founded by [[Koremune clan|Koremune Tadahisa]] ([[1179]]-[[1227]]), who was granted the Shimazu ''[[shoen|shôen]]'' in [[1185]], and took on the name [[Shimazu Tadahisa]]. He was then appointed as military commander of southern [[Kyushu]] by [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] in [[1187]]. It was once believed that Shimazu Tadahisa was an illegitimate child of Yoritomo's, a story that has largely been abandoned since the end of the Edo Period.

The Shimazu clan was founded by [[Koremune clan|Koremune Tadahisa]] ([[1179]]-[[1227]]), who was granted the [[Shimazu-sho|Shimazu]] ''[[shoen|shôen]]'' in [[1185]], and took on the name [[Shimazu Tadahisa]]. He was then appointed as military commander of southern [[Kyushu]] by [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] in [[1187]]. It was once believed that Shimazu Tadahisa was an illegitimate child of Yoritomo's, a story that has largely been abandoned since the end of the Edo Period.

The Shimazu ''shôen'' from which the clan takes its name had been established by [[Taira no Suemoto]] in the 11th century, and had grown to encompass as much as half the territory of Satsuma, [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]], and [[Hyuga province|Hyûga provinces]]. The estate was taken away from the Taira and given by Yoritomo to the Shimazu, who then became ''[[shugo]]'' in that territory; though they originally appointed ''[[daikan]]'' to administer this territory for them, following the [[Mongol Invasions]], the Shimazu, like many other clans, relocated from [[Kamakura]] to Kyushu, where they began to exercise more direct control over their estates. Militarily and politically fighting off rivals, the Shimazu began to consolidate their power in southern Kyushu.<ref name="reimei">Gallery labels, permanent exhibits, [[Reimeikan Museum]], Kagoshima.</ref>

The Shimazu ''shôen'' from which the clan takes its name had been established by [[Taira no Suemoto]] in the 11th century, and had grown to encompass as much as half the territory of Satsuma, [[Osumi province|Ôsumi]], and [[Hyuga province|Hyûga provinces]]. The estate was taken away from the Taira and given by Yoritomo to the Shimazu, who then became ''[[shugo]]'' in that territory; though they originally appointed ''[[daikan]]'' to administer this territory for them, following the [[Mongol Invasions]], the Shimazu, like many other clans, relocated from [[Kamakura]] to Kyushu, where they began to exercise more direct control over their estates. Militarily and politically fighting off rivals, the Shimazu began to consolidate their power in southern Kyushu.<ref name="reimei">Gallery labels, permanent exhibits, [[Reimeikan Museum]], Kagoshima.</ref>