Shimazu Hisamitsu (島津久光) (1817-87) was the daimyo and de facto ruler or regent of the Satsuma domain (now Kagoshima prefecture) in the years immediately preceding the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Shimazu (島津) was the family name of the daimyo of the Satsuma han, spreading through Satsuma, Osumi Hyuga provinces in Japan.
The founder, Shimazu Tadahisa (1179–1227), was a shugo daimyo during the Kamakura period, ruling Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga Provinces.
The 31st head of the Shimazu clan, Hisamitsu (1871–1887) was the daimyo of the Satsuma Han at the time of the Boshin War and the Meiji Restoration, in which Satsuma played a major role.
Shimazu (島津) was the family name of the daimyo of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Osumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.
The founder, Shimazu Tadahisa (1179–1227), was a shugo (privincial Constable) during the Kamakura period, ruling Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyūga Provinces.
His nephew and successor, Shimazu Tadatsune, however, held significant power during the first two decades of the 17th century, and organized the Shimazu invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom (modern-day Okinawa Prefecture) in 1609.
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