Back Probinsya nin Satsuma BCL Сацума (правінцыя) Byelorussian Província de Satsuma Catalan Provincie Sacuma Czech Provinz Satsuma German Provincia de Satsuma Spanish ولایت ساتسوما Persian Province de Satsuma French Provincia de Satsuma Galician Provinsi Satsuma ID
| Satsuma Province 薩摩国 | |||||||||
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| Province of Japan | |||||||||
| 7th century–1871 | |||||||||
 Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Satsuma Province highlighted | |||||||||
| Capital | Satsuma District | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 7th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1871 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Kagoshima Prefecture | ||||||||
Satsuma Province (薩摩国, Satsuma-no-Kuni) was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū.[1] Its abbreviation was Sasshū (薩州).
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Satsuma" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 829, p. 829, at Google Books.