Shimazu

Primary culture

Kyushuan (Japanese)

Capital province

Satsuma (1012)

Government

Daimyo

State religion

Shinto

Technology group

Chinese

Shimazu ideas

Traditions:

+10% Infantry combat ability

−1% Yearly army tradition decay

Satsuma Hayato

+10% Morale of armies

Satsunan School

+15% Manpower recovery speed

Reunion of Three Provinces

+10% Production efficiency

Tsurinobuse

+5% Discipline

Tanegashima

+10% Land fire damage

Okinawa Trade

+20% Trade steering

Early 'Westernization'

−5% Technology cost

Ambition:

+10% National tax modifier

Shimazu is a one-province minor daimyo in Southern Kyushu (Western Japan) and the closest daimyo to Ryukyu. Their ideas are mainly focused on the military, which grants them the nickname 'the Prussia of Japan'.

Missions[edit | edit source]

Main article: Japanese missions

Decisions[edit | edit source]

All daimyos are eligible to form Japan.

id

Unite Japan!

The time has come to unite Japan by force! The time for diplomacy is over and all these warring daimyo lords must be conquered.

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game tag.
has enacted the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
has at least 1 subject daimyo.

Allow

Japan does not exist.

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not a nomad nation.
is not at war.
owns at least 25 cities.
owns Kyoto (1020) and Musashi (1028).

Effects

The country:

abolishes the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.

Japan

loses its cores on every province owned by the subject daimyos of the country.

All subject daimyos of the country:

become independent.
abolish the ‘Daimyo’ government reform.

The country:

changes to Japan.
becomes an empire.
obtains new missions (which are Japanese missions).

If Japan:

does not have custom ideas
- then Japan gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

The AI will not take this decision with less than 30 cities.

id

Japan is united

The warring factions of Japan have finally been united under a strong emperor.

Potential requirements

The country:

has enacted the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
was never an end-game tag

Allow

Japan does not exist.

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
owns Kyoto (1020) and Musashi (1028).
is not at war.

There is no country that:

has enacted the ‘Daimyo’ or ‘Independent Daimyo’ government reform.

Effects

The country:

changes to Japan.
abolishes the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
becomes an empire.
gains 100 legitimacy.
gains 100 administrative power.
gains 100 diplomatic power.
gains 100 military power.
obtains new missions (which are Japanese missions).

If Japan:

does not have custom ideas
- then Japan gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

The AI will always take this decision.

id

Japan is united

The warring factions of Japan have finally been united under a strong emperor.

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game tag.
has not enacted the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
has not enacted the ‘Celestial Empire’ government reform.
has a Japanese culture.

Allow

Japan does not exist.

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
owns Kyoto (1020) and Musashi (1028).
is not at war.

There is no other country that:

has enacted the ‘Daimyo’, ‘Independent Daimyo’ or ‘Shogunate’ government reform.

Effects

The country:

changes to Japan.
abolishes the ‘Daimyo’ or ‘Independent Daimyo’ government reform.
becomes an empire.
gains 100 legitimacy.
gains 100 administrative power.
gains 100 diplomatic power.
gains 100 military power.
obtains new missions (which are Japanese missions).

If Japan:

is a member of the Holy Roman Empire, but not the emperor or an elector
- then all its provinces are removed from the HRE.
does not have custom ideas
- then Japan gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

The AI will always take this decision.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Shimazu. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Early game[edit | edit source]

In 1444 Shimazu starts as a weak isolated Daimyo, however its two neighbors are even weaker and Shimazu also has a reconquest cb on one.

The player should try and declare preferably on its reconquest target on 11 December 1444. After building up to 3 soldiers, the war should be a whim.

After the initial wars the player should seek to keep 2 troops above his forcelimit to overwhelm and stackwipe neighbors.

Building galleys is vital in conquering the larger nations on the other island. When reaching too much AE the Shogun might declare on you, however after you have conquered a large part of Japan, the player will have a considerable amount of army tradition, and prestige. Your quality of troops should be more than enough to win against the Shogun by selectively fighting small daimyo armies and destroying them. After this war Japan is your play ground. You could decide to become Shogun, or continue your conquer spree.