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The '''Shimazu clan''' (Japanese: 島津氏) is a [[Japan]]ese noble house which originated during the {{Wiki|Kamakura period}}. | The '''Shimazu clan''' (Japanese: 島津氏) is a [[Japan]]ese noble house which originated during the {{Wiki|Kamakura period}}. | ||
From at least since the time of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], the clan has been working alongside the Templars for generations, enabling | From at least since the time of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], the clan has been working alongside the [[Templars]] for generations, enabling it to accumulate a large amount of wealth and remain prosperous.<ref name="Episode 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – Episode 21</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1725, the Templar [[Shimazu Saito]] led a number of [[ninja]] loyal to the Shimazu clan in the search for a [[Angkor|lost city]] of the [[Khmer Empire]] belonging to the [[Isu]]. While investigating leads in [[ | In 1725, the Templar [[Shimazu Saito]] led a number of [[ninja]] loyal to the Shimazu clan in the search for a [[Angkor|lost city]] of the [[Khmer Empire]] belonging to the [[Isu]]. While investigating leads in [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] [[Macau]], they concurrently attempted to eliminate everyone connected to the site in order to maintain its secrecy, including the [[Dutch East India Company]] navigator [[John Young]], who had bragged about finding it;<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 2|Episode 2]]</ref> the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]], who had actually discovered it; the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], who was also on the site's trail and had defended Young;<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3|Episode 3]]</ref> and the [[merchant]] [[Madam Lee]], who had purchased Hendrik's logbook.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 10|Episode 10]]</ref> | ||
By the 2020s, Shimazu Sei, a descendant of the clan, had become a respected doctor for the Templars' front organization, | By the 2020s, [[Shimazu Sei]], a descendant of the clan, had become a respected doctor for the Templars' front organization, [[Abstergo Industries]], and was placed in charge of locating a [[Piece of Eden]] found by Kenway during his travels in East and [[Southeast Asia]]. To this end, she had one of Kenway's descendants, a [[Korea|Korean]]-[[United States|American]] student named [[Noa Kim]], abducted and placed in the [[Animus]] in order to relive Kenway's [[Genetic memory|memories]] of his search for Angkor, including his many clashes with Shimazu clan ninja.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1|Episode 1]]</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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The Shimazu clan (Japanese: 島津氏) is a Japanese noble house which originated during the Kamakura period.
From at least since the time of the Tokugawa shogunate, the clan has been working alongside the Templars for generations, enabling it to accumulate a large amount of wealth and remain prosperous.[2]
History
In 1725, the Templar Shimazu Saito led a number of ninja loyal to the Shimazu clan in the search for a lost city of the Khmer Empire belonging to the Isu. While investigating leads in Portuguese Macau, they concurrently attempted to eliminate everyone connected to the site in order to maintain its secrecy, including the Dutch East India Company navigator John Young, who had bragged about finding it;[3] the Dutch explorer Hendrik, who had actually discovered it; the British Assassin Edward Kenway, who was also on the site's trail and had defended Young;[4] and the merchant Madam Lee, who had purchased Hendrik's logbook.[5]
By the 2020s, Shimazu Sei, a descendant of the clan, had become a respected doctor for the Templars' front organization, Abstergo Industries, and was placed in charge of locating a Piece of Eden found by Kenway during his travels in East and Southeast Asia. To this end, she had one of Kenway's descendants, a Korean-American student named Noa Kim, abducted and placed in the Animus in order to relive Kenway's memories of his search for Angkor, including his many clashes with Shimazu clan ninja.[6]
Gallery
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Shimazu Saito and his ninja followers
Behind the scenes
While never mentioned in Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu, historically the Shimazu clan were rulers of the Satsuma domain who sided with Emperor Meiji in the Boshin War. In the novel the Templars also sided with Emperor.
Appearances
References
- ↑
Shimazu clan on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 21
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 10
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 1