Satsuma Province
| Satsuma Province 薩摩国 | |||||||||
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| Province of Japan | |||||||||
| 702–1871 | |||||||||
Map of Japanese provinces (1868) with Satsuma Province highlighted | |||||||||
| Capital | Satsuma District | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 702 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1871 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Kagoshima Prefecture | ||||||||
Satsuma Province (薩摩国, Satsuma no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [saꜜ.tsɯ.ma (no kɯ.ɲi), sa.tsɯ.maꜜ-]) was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Its abbreviation was Sasshū (薩州).