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the Kyūki Zatsuroku.
This pilot English guide explores the people, places, events, and documents of the Shimazu family, whose domain was centered on present-day Kagoshima in southern Kyushu, Japan. It searches the Japanese database while keeping original names and document identifiers visible.
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1041–1644plus undated records
16,820 records and entries
10 Kyūki Zatsuroku volumes + 1 related source
The source material is in Japanese
English navigation and AI answers are provided as research aids. Original titles, names, document numbers, and PDFs remain available for verification.
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A searchable gateway to Shimazu history
The Kyūki Zatsuroku is a large collection of historical records concerning the Shimazu family of Kagoshima and the surrounding region in southern Kyushu, Japan. This pilot English site organizes document summaries, people, recipients, keywords, dates, and source locations so that researchers can find a practical route back to the original Japanese pages.
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The database covers the two Earlier Series volumes, six Later Series volumes, two Appendix volumes, and 52 entries from the related Shimazu Serokuki. The latter is identified separately because it is a later compiled family history rather than the same type of source as the Kyūki Zatsuroku documents.
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