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 nation.
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 at war.
is not a nomad nation.
owns at least 25 cities.
owns Kyoto (1020) and Musashi (1028).

Effects

The country:

becomes Japan.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
becomes an empire.
abolishes the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.
loses its cores on every provinces owned by the subject daimyos of the country.

All subject daimyos of the country:

become independent.
abolish the ‘Daimyo’ government reform.

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

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Japan is united

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

Potential requirements

Japan does not exist.
The country:

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

Allow

The country:

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

There is no country that:

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

Effects

The country:

becomes Japan.
gains 100 legitimacy.
gains 100 administrative power.
gains 100 diplomatic power.
gains 100 military power.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
becomes an empire.
abolishes the ‘Shogunate’ government reform.

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 nation.
has not enacted the ‘Shogunate’ or ‘Celestial Empire’ government reforms.
is in the Japanese culture group.

Allow

Japan does not exist.
The country:

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

There is no other country that:

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

Effects

The country:

becomes Japan.
gains 100 legitimacy.
gains 100 administrative power.
gains 100 diplomatic power.
gains 100 military power.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
becomes an empire.
abolishes the ‘Daimyo’ or ‘Independent Daimyo’ government reform.
removes all provinces from the Holy Roman Empire, if it is a member and not an elector or the emperor.

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.