determined to defeat any opposition to help expand the power of the Shimazu clan. The Shimazu are also famous for being the first to use teppo (firearms, specifically matchlock arquebuses) on the battlefield in Japan, and began domestic production of the weapons as well. Shimazu battle tactics are known to have been very successful in defeating larger enemy armies, particularly during their campaign to conquer Kyūshū in the 1580s. Their tactics included the luring of the opposition into an ambush on both sides by arquebus troops, creating panic and disorder. Central forces would then be deployed to rout the enemy. In this way, the Shimazu were able to defeat much larger clans such as the Itō, Ryūzōji and Ōtomo. Overall, the Shimazu was a very large and powerful clan due to their strong economy both from domestic production through trade, good organization of government and troops, strong loyalty of retainers and isolation from Honshū. Hisamitsu (1817–1887), regent of Tadayoshi, was the daimyō of Satsuma at the time of the Boshin War and the Meiji Restoration, in which Satsuma played a major role. Simplified family tree Incorporates information from the Japanese Wikipedia article I. Shimazu Iehisa, 1st Lord of Satsuma (cr. 1601) (1576-1638; r. 1601-1638) II. Mitsuhisa, 2nd Lord of Satsuma (1616-1695; r. 1638-1687) Tsunahisa (1632-1673) III. Tsunataka, 3rd Lord of Satsuma (1650-1704; r. 1687-1704) IV. Yoshitaka, 4th Lord of Satsuma (1675-1747; r. 1704-1721) V. Tsugutoyo, 5th Lord of Satsuma (1702-1760; r. 1721-1746) VI. Munenobu, 6th Lord of Satsuma (1728-1749; r. 1746-1749) VII. Shigetoshi, 7th Lord of Satsuma (1729-1755; r. 1749-1755) VIII. Shigehide, 8th Lord of Satsuma (1745-1833; r. 1755-1787) IX. Narinobu, 9th Lord of Satsuma (1774-1841; r. 1787-1809) X. Narioki, 10th Lord of Satsuma (1791-1858; r. 1809-1851) XI. Nariakira, 11th Lord of Satsuma (1809-1858; r. 1851-1858) Hisamitsu, 1st head and Prince of the Shimazu-Tamari line (Shimazu-Tamari line cr. 1871; cr. 1st Prince 1884) (1817-1887) Tadayoshi, 12th Lord of Satsuma, 1st Prince Shimazu (1840-1897; r. 1858-1869, Governor of Kagoshima 1869-1871, created 1st Prince 1884) Tadashige, 13th family head, 2nd Prince Shimazu (1886-1968; 13th family head 1897-1968, 2nd Prince Shimazu 1897-1947) Tadahide, 14th family head (1912-1996; 14th family head 1968-1996) Nobuhisa, 15th family head (1938-; 15th family head 1996- ) Tadahiro (1972- ) Tadasumi, 2nd head and Prince of the Shimazu-Tamari line (1855-1915; 2nd head and Prince 1887-1915) Tadatsugu, 3rd head and Prince of the Shimazu-Tamari line (1903-1990; 3rd head 1915-1990; 3rd