Important Retainers
The Shimazu shichi-tō comprised the seven most significant vassal families -- the Niiro, Hokugō, Ijuin, Machida, Kawakami, Ata and Kajiki.
- Ijuin Tada'aki
- Ijuin Tada'ao
- Ijuin Tadamune
- Ijuin Tadazane
- Niiro Tadamoto
- Yamada Arinobu
- Yamada Arinaga
- Saigō Takamori
- Shō Nei, King of Ryūkyū
- Shō Tai, King of Ryūkyū
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