萨摩藩

他们被带到了萨摩藩的领地鹿儿岛。

They were taken to Kagoshima , seat of the Satsuma clan .

解释长州及萨摩藩势力日益增长的原因，并解释该两藩如何导致德川幕府的倒台。

Account for the growing strength of Satsuma and Choshu , and explain how these two hans contributed to the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate . ( 2001 )

着重分析了萨摩藩在留学生派遣中的影响、官生的选拔考试、琉球留学生的中国教师，以及琉球留学生回国对琉球社会发展所做的贡献等方面。

It mainly focuses on the analysis of the Satsumahan s effect on the dispatch of overseas students , the selection test of official students , and Chinese teachers for Ryukyu oversea students , etc.

公元1609年，日本萨摩藩出兵武装侵略琉球，囚禁琉球王于鹿儿岛，强迫琉球向日本进贡，并吞并琉球北部岛屿。

In 1609 , the Japanese Satsuma invaded Ryukyu with armed troops and imprisoned the king at the Kagoshima . They forced the people tribute to Japan and annexed the northern part of Ryukyu .