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Shimazu Tadayoshi

[島津忠義] daimyo of the late-Edo period and peerage of the Empire of Japan · Japan · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1840 to 1897 · aged 57

Prince Shimazu Tadayoshi was a Japanese daimyō of the late Edo period, who ruled the Satsuma Domain as its 12th and last daimyō until 1871. He succeeded his father, Hisamitsu, as the head of the Shimazu clan in 1887.

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1897Died26 December 1897Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st classAward1890Order of the Rising Sun, 1st classAward1889Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st ClassAward1887Gold Medal with Yellow RibbonAward1840Born22 May 1840

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Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class1897
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class1890
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class1889
Gold Medal with Yellow Ribbon1887

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In 1897, he fell ill and died, and was succeeded as the head of the family by his son, Shimazu Tadashige.

Country
Japan
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1840 to 1897 · aged 57