History glossary
Satsuma
a powerful southwestern Japanese domain central to the overthrow of Tokugawa rule.
- Category
- Domain
- Region
- Japan
- Date range
- Tokugawa-Meiji transition
What it means
Satsuma was a powerful domain in southwestern Japan. Its samurai and leaders helped form the anti-Tokugawa coalition, shaped the early Meiji government and later became associated with the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877.
