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Shimazu Nariakira島津斉彬
- Also known as
- 薩州侯
島津斉彬は六月十日、尾張慶勝へ宛てて、今度は老中も大仰天の様子である、今の情勢では水戸老公へ御委任のほかはあるまい、と書き送っている。 Read the articleSentences quoted verbatim from the articles
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The Three Characters “Violation of the Imperial Command” ―― Tokugawa Nariaki’s Petition and Ii Naosuke’s Reply, Sixth Month of Ansei 5 (1858)
At the Mito domain residence in Edo, Tokugawa Nariaki was making corrections to an inquiry document. It was a reply. -
The Sealed Memorial of the Third Day of the Fifth Month ―― Kawaji Toshiakira’s Memorial on the Selection of an Heir and His Demotion Three Days Later
The third day of the fifth month of Ansei 5 (1858). It was submitted to the senior councilor Hotta Masayoshi. Kawaji had been prepared for this from the outset, Tokutomi Sohō surmises. -
The Chancellor of the Spring Breeze ―― Abe Masahiro and the Forecast of the Eleventh Month of Kaei 5
The second day of the eleventh month of Kaei 5 (1852). At the Satsuma domain residence in Edo, Shimazu Nariakira took up his brush. The letter was addressed to his younger brother Hisamitsu, who was… -
The Wound Called Ryūkyū ―― How Did Shimazu Nariakira Inherit Satsuma?
Two reports from Satsuma reached Shimazu Nariakira in Edo. One was addressed from Shimazu Shōsō to Shimazu Iwami. Its content was that Ryūkyū was peaceful and there was nothing to worry about. The… -
Shimazu Nariakira’s Patience ―― The Takasaki Collapse and the Blood-Stained Undergarment
The eighteenth day of the twelfth month of Kaei 1 (1848). Zusho Shōzaemon, who had for many years held sole control over the finances of the Satsuma domain, coughed up blood and died. -
Disordered Brushstrokes of a Sleepless Night ―― A Letter from Tokugawa Nariaki to Ōoku Senior Lady-in-Waiting Anekōji
The first day of the eighth month of Kōka 3 (1846). Even as the night grew late, the lamp did not go out. The addressee was Anekōji, a senior lady-in-waiting of the Ōoku. A phrase was appended at the… -
Footsteps in an Empty Valley ―― In Kaei 6, the Daimyo’s Opinions on America and Takashima Kihei’s Argument for Opening the Country
The tenth month of Kaei 6 (1853). Takashima Kihei. He had once called himself Shirōdayū Shūhan, and was the man who introduced Western artillery techniques to Japan. -
The Character for Peace, Sealed Away ―― The Seventh Month of Kaei 6, and the Trump Card Named Tokugawa Nariaki
On the third day of the seventh month of Kaei 6 (1853), a notice came down to the Mito residence. Since there was business concerning coastal defense, he was to attend the castle roughly every other…
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